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Norberg -vallen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Svante Ljungberg made the kick off and thus started the match. Hannes Lindell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Hultman in the 3rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Jonas Nordin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Norberg's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonas Nordin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hannes Lindell breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rikard Göransson in the 9th minute of play forced Norberg's goalkeeper Yngve Biörk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Rikard Göransson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yngve Biörk was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. A collision led to Norberg getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Karl Hultman hit a great ball. Fränsta FK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stig-Arne Sundberg in the 14th minute. After a rather tough play, Fränsta FK's Rikard Göransson got a free kick in the 15th minute. When Fränsta FK's Svante Ljungberg in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Norberg's goalie prevented a goal. In the 20th minute, Ingemar Gulliksson 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. Hannes Lindell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Nordin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Svante Ljungberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fränsta FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Svante Ljungberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yngve Biörk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Rikard Göransson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yngve Biörk was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Alexander Finnman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Yngve Biörk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Alexander Finnman notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Norberg's Yngve Biörk. Yngve Biörk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 36 played minutes Fränsta FK got a freekick which was hit by Maximilian Billström. The supporters of Norberg booed when Fränsta FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexander Finnman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonas Nordin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hannes Lindell came out and tried to block the shot, but Jonas Nordin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 40th minute. Jens-Ola Engman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Yngve Biörk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yngve Biörk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rikard Göransson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Fränsta FK booed when Norberg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl Hultman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47thth minute of the game Svante Ljungberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Norberg's Yngve Biörk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 48 minutes into the match, Jonas Nordin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hannes Lindell. Fränsta FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonas Nordin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jonas Nordin was the one to do the kick off. Jens-Ola Engman's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 56thth minute, Yngve Biörk skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 60 minutes into the match, Norberg's goalkeeper Yngve Biörk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rikard Göransson. 61 minutes into the match, Norberg's Karl Hultman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hannes Lindell narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Norberg's Jonas Nordin in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fränsta FK's goalie prevented a goal. Fränsta FK's Rikard Göransson got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Norberg getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Isak Nordström hit a great ball. When Jonas Nordin got free in front of the goal in the 71st minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Hannes Lindell was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The supporters of Fränsta FK booed when Norberg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl Hultman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute, Svante Ljungberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fränsta FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. When Ingemar Gulliksson, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 89 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Hannes Lindell was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Jonas Nordin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hannes Lindell was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Norberg's zone, Jens-Ola Engman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yngve Biörk came out of the goal and Jens-Ola Engman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yngve Biörk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rikard Göransson in the 95th minute. In the 99th minute Ingemar Gulliksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hannes Lindell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.