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Rusksele
Spectators: 6689 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bengt-Rune Bivall in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jimmie Bjursell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 8th match minute, Rusksele RK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Andersson to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Hällaström's zone, Ingvar Ödmann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Rosen came out of the goal and Ingvar Ödmann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Robert Hydén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25thth minute of the game August Rosin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rusksele RK's Jimmie Bjursell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 31 minutes into the game, Mats Blomkvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hällaström's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rusksele RK the free kick. A collision led to Hällaström getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Mats Blomkvist hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Hällaström's Bengt-Rune Bivall sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jimmie Bjursell narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ivan Rosen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Hydén in the 37th minute of play. Jimmie Bjursell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from August Rosin in the 39th minute of the match. Bengt-Rune Bivall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 44 minutes into the match, Bengt-Rune Bivall notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Rusksele RK's Jimmie Bjursell. Jimmie Bjursell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 47th minute, August Rosin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jimmie Bjursell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from August Rosin in the 49th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Robert Hydén made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Stefan Ekman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 57 played minutes, Rusksele RK's Jack Andersson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ivan Rosen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rusksele RK reached it. When Robert Hydén came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Rusksele RK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Robert Hydén couldn't finish the play. When Stefan Ekman fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hällaström's protests and gave Stefan Ekman a yellow card for diving instead. Stefan Ekman kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After 63 minutes of play, Rusksele RK's Robert Hydén made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivan Rosen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Robert Hydén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Rusksele RK's Jimmie Bjursell got control of the ball when Bengt-Rune Bivall tried to sneak it across the goal line. Robert Hydén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st minute, Bengt-Rune Bivall got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers August Rosin in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jimmie Bjursell saved Rusksele RK from getting behind. Hällaström's Bengt-Rune Bivall got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. August Rosin succeeded in the game's 86th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. If Bengt-Rune Bivall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jimmie Bjursell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from August Rosin in the 91st minute of play. Ingvar Ödmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 99th minute. Ivan Rosen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Rusksele RK fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hällaström were clearly better and deserved to take the win.