League

Bjärnum
Spectators: 6500 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) Bjärnum RK's Ulrik Pil started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gustaf Hansson made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Jan-Ove Jonasson sent off a good shot on target. Jan Jansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrik Hansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Henrik Hansson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan Jansson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Johnny Wester hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulrik Pil in the 20th minute of play forced Ramsberg IFK's goalkeeper Gustaf Hansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Kenneth Ahlerot managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ramsberg IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Kenneth Ahlerot was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan Jansson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gustaf Hansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otto Blom in the 33rd minute of play. Gustaf Hansson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan-Ove Jonasson went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 38th minute, Bjärnum RK's Eskil Danielsson seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Eskil Danielsson the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bjärnum RK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Eskil Danielsson had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of Bjärnum RK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ramsberg IFK:s goal. In the 39th minute there was a penalty for Ramsberg IFK. Östen Isaksson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jan Jansson. 1-2. In the 47th match minute, Bjärnum RK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven Lingren to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kenneth Ahlerot made a kick off. After some careless play in the Bjärnum RK defense, Kenneth Ahlerot kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan Jansson. The Bjärnum RK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan Jansson should have stopped the shot. Bjärnum RK's Jan Jansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kenneth Ahlerot in the 55th minute of play. The supporters of Ramsberg IFK booed when Bjärnum RK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ralf Biörling didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bjärnum RK's Ulrik Pil got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jan Jansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrik Hansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Gustaf Hansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulrik Pil, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Bjärnum RK's Thomas Rudqvist was substituted for Ulrik Pil. Sven Lingren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Gustaf Hansson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jan-Ove Jonasson kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Kenneth Ahlerot who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Jan Jansson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Thomas Rudqvist came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Bjärnum RK 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 Thomas Rudqvist couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kenneth Ahlerot got free with Jan Jansson in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match was over Ramsberg IFK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Bjärnum RK throughout the match.