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Birka IP
Spectators: 6500 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Charles Hafström got the match started through his kick off. After 8 minutes, Matthias Bållström made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC Birka's Jan Abelsson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 20 minutes, Matthias Bållström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vårgårda and the FC Birka players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Birka booed when Vårgårda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthias Bållström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stig Tinglöf hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute, Maximilian Skoglund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arman Asklöv received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Jan Abelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Börje Gadd was a little too slow when Per-Åke Giöck got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 40th minute. The score was now 2-1. The supporters of Vårgårda booed when FC Birka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stig Klementsson didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arman Asklöv stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Stig Klementsson was shown his second yellow card after 60 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Vårgårda booed when FC Birka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stig Klementsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute, Matthias Bållström 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. Per-Åke Giöck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Börje Gadd tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Jens-Erik Vassenius fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Birka's protests and gave Jens-Erik Vassenius a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Birka fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 69th minute. Penalty! If Per-Åke Giöck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vårgårda's Matthias Bållström managed to work through FC Birka's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Matthias Bållström dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Birka's goalkeeper Jan Abelsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Walter Lundblad kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Andreas Haeger charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andreas Haeger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Andreas Haeger hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Birka's zone, Matthias Bållström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Abelsson came out of the goal and Matthias Bållström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, FC Birka's Walter Lundblad got a free kick in the 89th minute. Arman Asklöv fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Abelsson having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Matthias Bållström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vårgårda's supporters rose to their feet, but Matthias Bållström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan Abelsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 96 minutes into the game, Charles Hafström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Birka's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vårgårda the free kick. Charles Hafström hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The Vårgårda supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Vårgårda would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.