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Österbybruk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leif Magnusson started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sixten Landin during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Andréas Stenberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leif Magnusson in the 6th minute of the match. Sune Olsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Andréas Stenberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Verner Stor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixten Landin in the 13th minute of the match. Andréas Stenberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sune Olsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Verner Stor was a little too slow when Bernt Pålsson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Leif Magnusson put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Andréas Stenberg. If Leif Magnusson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Leif Magnusson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andréas Stenberg having to make a save. Leif Magnusson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andréas Stenberg having to interfere. Verner Stor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pontus Björck showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 34 minute of play. Esbjörn Haraldsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Verner Stor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andréas Stenberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leif Magnusson's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Sune Olsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. S......... made a substitution. Harland Lavoie replaced Harry Vestlund. S.........'s Maximilian Ström was substituted for Fabian Ström.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bernt Pålsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sune Olsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Andréas Stenberg made a huge save. Timmy Svartengren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andréas Stenberg having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leif Magnusson in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andréas Stenberg saved Österbybruk IF from getting behind. Verner Stor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anthon Hegg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Österbybruk IF's Esbjörn Haraldsson got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in S.........'s zone, Esbjörn Haraldsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Verner Stor came out of the goal and Esbjörn Haraldsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th minute, Maximilian Ström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Österbybruk IF's Andréas Stenberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sune Olsson in the 69th minute of play. When Gustaf Ahlkvist fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Österbybruk IF's protests and gave Gustaf Ahlkvist a yellow card for diving instead. After 71 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Österbybruk IF! When the match had been going on for 73 minutes, S.........'s Sune Olsson got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Andréas Stenberg. Andréas Stenberg made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Agne Granberg sent off a good shot on target. Sune Olsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind S.........'s goalkeeper Verner Stor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Österbybruk IF booed when S......... was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sune Olsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Österbybruk IF's Tony Mellbad couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 94th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for S.......... 95 minutes into the match, S.........'s Leif Magnusson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andréas Stenberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.