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Helgum
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Per-Arne Lindberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rune Fribäck got free with Thor Wickander in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Sune Sander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute Roger Andreasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thor Wickander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Andreasson in the 13th minute of play forced Kalmar FF's goalkeeper Thor Wickander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claes Ståhlberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christer Kihlberg having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Helgum IF's Robin Aronsson got a free kick in the 15th minute. Per-Arne Lindberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christer Kihlberg having to interfere. Per-Arne Lindberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Christer Kihlberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Per-Arne Lindberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Christer Kihlberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Claes Ståhlberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes into the match, Helgum IF's goal looked a bit too open when Per-Arne Lindberg came free, but Christer Kihlberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute, Roger Andreasson 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. If Rune Fribäck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kalmar FF's goalkeeper Thor Wickander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Christer Kihlberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claes Ståhlberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Sune Sander hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The Kalmar FF fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when Kalmar FF's Per-Arne Lindberg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Roger Andreasson was the one to do the kick off. When Claes Ståhlberg fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kalmar FF's protests and gave Claes Ståhlberg a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Kalmar FF's Claes Ståhlberg got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Claes Ståhlberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kalmar FF's supporters rose to their feet, but Claes Ståhlberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christer Kihlberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Per-Arne Lindberg came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Kalmar FF 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 Per-Arne Lindberg couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Andreasson in the 70th minute of play forced Kalmar FF's goalkeeper Thor Wickander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Roger Andreasson made a precise shot to the right of Thor Wickander. Kalmar FF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 86 played minutes Helgum IF got a freekick which was hit by Sune Sander. Helgum IF's Christer Kihlberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Helgum IF from getting a goal against them. Roger Andreasson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thor Wickander having to interfere. Roger Andreasson scored 2-1 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thor Wickander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Helgum IF's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.