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Spectators: 7206 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ralf Walmarsson started the match with the kick off. Östen Björkqvist made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Mikael Josefsson sent off a good shot on target. Gunnar Fogel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svante Bollström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 minutes, Walter Östensson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IFK Göteborg and the Borkas Rövare BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24thth minute of the game Ralf Walmarsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Borkas Rövare BK's Gunnar Fogel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sebastian Jönsson made in the 26th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Aron Alin immediately put the ball in play. A hard shot by Aron Alin from long distance, 30 minutes into the match, got Östen Björkqvist's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Östen Björkqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Rune Ålberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led IFK Göteborg's Edwin Bokelund to fire away a dangerous shot which Gunnar Fogel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 40th minute, Fritz Holmgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 44 played minutes IFK Göteborg got a freekick which was hit by Svante Bollström. Through an outstanding action, after 45 minutes, Östen Björkqvist successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Östen Björkqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Rune Ålberg in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Svante Bollström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Gunnar Fogel made a huge save. After 54 played minutes IFK Göteborg got a freekick which was hit by Svante Bollström. In the 57th minute Ralf Walmarsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gunnar Fogel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, Borkas Rövare BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl Lindqvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Edwin Bokelund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Östen Björkqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Rune Ålberg in the 65th minute of the match. When Claes Fransson fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored IFK Göteborg's protests and gave Claes Fransson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd minute, Claes Fransson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Karl Lindqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute Bengt-Rune Ålberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Östen Björkqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 92 played minutes Borkas Rövare BK got a freekick which was hit by Bengt-Rune Ålberg. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. IFK Göteborg walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.