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Östhammar
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Timmy Bokelund started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ove Strömberg was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Timmy Bokelund capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Timmy Bokelund really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Jan Bengtsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, VFB Stuttgart's goal looked a bit too open when Timmy Bokelund came free, but Ove Strömberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, VFB Stuttgart's Ove Strömberg got control of the ball when Måns Beckström tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jan-Olof Bogren during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Östhammar getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Jan-Olof Bogren hit a great ball. Timmy Bokelund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Ove Strömberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ingvar Mårtensson fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Östhammar's protests and gave Ingvar Mårtensson a yellow card for diving instead. Ingvar Mårtensson kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Ingemar Björnsson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Folke Nyman. Östhammar's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bengt-Arne Kråk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Folke Nyman having to interfere. Folke Nyman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Bengtsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The audience was convinced that Jan Bengtsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Folke Nyman was relentless in the 47th minute of the game.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jan Bengtsson made a kick off. Bengt-Arne Kråk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jan Bengtsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the match, Östhammar's Timmy Bokelund sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ove Strömberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 68 minutes, Emanuel Ahlfors mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Östhammar and the VFB Stuttgart players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Östhammar:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of VFB Stuttgart:s goal. Timmy Bokelund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Östhammar's zone, Jan Bengtsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Folke Nyman came out of the goal and Jan Bengtsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Östhammar's Måns Beckström got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Jan-Olof Bogren was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 84 minutes had been played. Timmy Bokelund was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 93rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.