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Anfield Shrine
Spectators: 7271 (Terracing: 5455, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Karl-Johan Klack started the match with the kick off. Degerfors's Bertil Gerdberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Björkman in the 3rd minute of play. In the 7th minute, The Kop Football Club's Peter Björkman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bertil Gerdberg. Bertil Gerdberg yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peter Björkman during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Peter Björkman hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. If Karl-Johan Klack had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Karl-Johan Klack managed to get in a good position for a shot. Degerfors's supporters rose to their feet, but Karl-Johan Klack was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timmy Kielstedt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bertil Gerdberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Björkman, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 35th minute Karl-Johan Klack shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timmy Kielstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Degerfors's goalkeeper Bertil Gerdberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gunnar Tolsson. Peter Björkman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bertil Gerdberg having to interfere. Bertil Gerdberg made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Gunnar Tolsson sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Peter Björkman made the kick off in the second half. Timmy Kielstedt made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Henric Svanér sent off a good shot on target. Olof Olsson kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. The Kop Football Club's Timmy Kielstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Johan Klack in the 57th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Peter Björkman managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Kop Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Peter Björkman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bertil Gerdberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 62 minutes into the game, Gunnar Tolsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Kop Football Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Degerfors the free kick. In the 62nd match minute, The Kop Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gunnar Tolsson to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Degerfors getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Patrik Jakobsson hit a great ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Degerfors fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! The referee gave The Kop Football Club a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sven-Oskar Albäck, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Degerfors's Bertil Gerdberg. 2-0. 76 minutes into the match, Degerfors's goal looked a bit too open when Gunnar Tolsson came free, but Bertil Gerdberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peter Björkman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, Kjell-Arne Söderlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sven-Oskar Albäck struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Bertil Gerdberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Kop Football Club. If Karl-Johan Klack had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Timmy Kielstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Johan Klack, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.