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Vedevåg Stadion
Spectators: 3000 (Terracing: 2000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sven-Olof Westerberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Grzegorz Zagrodny in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gösta Bergqvist, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gösta Bergqvist was a little too slow when Bertil Mellbad got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. 9 minutes into the game, Torbjörn Albäck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Red Devils's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The red lions the free kick. The supporters of The red lions booed when Red Devils was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torbjörn Albäck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gösta Bergqvist was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Grzegorz Zagrodny capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Grzegorz Zagrodny really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After 14 minutes of play, Red Devils's Torbjörn Albäck made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Knut Almstedt was left in no man's land by his defense there! Knut Almstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Olof Westerberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 21 minutes into the match, The red lions's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Olof Westerberg came free, but Knut Almstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sven-Olof Westerberg hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grzegorz Zagrodny in the 29th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Gösta Bergqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sven-Olof Westerberg during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sven-Olof Westerberg kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to The red lions getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Edward Larsfelt hit a great ball. Ulf Josefsson was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 37 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute of the match Tor Forssberg sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gösta Bergqvist skillfully saved the ball. Knut Almstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Albäck, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. 44 minutes into the game, Red Devils's Torbjörn Albäck nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Knut Almstedt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Joakim Brandin might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Knut Almstedt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joakim Brandin ran back to his position shaking his head. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Grzegorz Zagrodny was the one to do the kick off. Knut Almstedt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henric Kruse went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Ola Alrot's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Knut Almstedt was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Knut Almstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ola Alrot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Torbjörn Albäcks short, quick shot in the 60thth minute got Knut Almstedt to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Red Devils's Gösta Bergqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grzegorz Zagrodny in the 62nd minute of play. The red lions's Knut Almstedt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save The red lions from getting a goal against them. In the 65th minute, Niclas Bark hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute, Ola Alrot ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Knut Almstedt was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Knut Almstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvin Hansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ola Alrot in the 75th minute of play forced The red lions's goalkeeper Knut Almstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ola Alrots short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Knut Almstedt to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 80 minutes of play, The red lions's Grzegorz Zagrodny made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gösta Bergqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! The red lions's Knut Almstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvin Hansson in the 86th minute of play. When Ola Alrot came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Red Devils 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 Ola Alrot couldn't finish the play. Red Devils's Gösta Bergqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Elg in the 91st minute of play. If Grzegorz Zagrodny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Red Devils could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The red lions throughout the match.