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Hells Kettle
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Verner Melander started the match with the kick off. Åke Lindberg struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Svante Åström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Malmbäcks IF. Åke Lindberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Svante Åström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fredrik Lindell during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Helsingborgs IF's Fredrik Lindell got a free kick in the 9th minute. Svante Åström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jens-Ola Ekrot went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After 15 played minutes Malmbäcks IF got a freekick which was hit by Per-Oskar Sjödin. In the 16th minute of the match Fredrik Lindell shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stig-Arne Johnsson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 18 minutes into the game, when Jens-Ola Ekrot put in a rough tackle. 17 minutes into the game, one of Malmbäcks IF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Stig-Arne Johnsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Biörk in the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th match minute, Malmbäcks IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Ekrot to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute, Rikard Ekgren made a precise shot to the right of Stig-Arne Johnsson. Malmbäcks IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Åke Lindberg struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Svante Åström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Malmbäcks IF. Birger Mellberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Stig-Arne Johnsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Malmbäcks IF getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Per-Oskar Sjödin hit a great ball. Mark Biörk struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Stig-Arne Johnsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Helsingborgs IF. Birger Mellberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mark Biörk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Birger Mellberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Stig-Arne Johnsson made a huge save. The Helsingborgs IF fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Helsingborgs IF's Birger Mellberg 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 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Malmbäcks IF's Stig-Arne Johnsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Malmbäcks IF from getting a goal against them. Svante Åström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Åke Lindberg in the 77th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Helsingborgs IF's Ted Vallander got a free kick in the 81st minute. Stig-Arne Johnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Biörk, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 91st minute, Åke Lindberg 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. 95 minutes into the game, Helsingborgs IF's Birger Mellberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stig-Arne Johnsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5.