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Gamla Distriktet
Spectators: 6216 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nils Fredriksson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Manfred Axelsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patrik Falkrantz in the 4th minute. After 5 played minutes Röda Djävlar FC's Björn Törnqvist stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Manfred Axelsson stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Nerd FC of the goal. When Claes Bäckström fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Röda Djävlar FC's protests and gave Claes Bäckström a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Röda Djävlar FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Claes Bäckström hit a great ball. Röda Djävlar FC's Björn Törnqvist got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Patrik Falkrantz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manfred Axelsson having to make a save. If Björn Törnqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Nerd FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Röda Djävlar FC:s goal. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Björn Törnqvist put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Manfred Axelsson. After a rather tough play, Röda Djävlar FC's Claes Bäckström got a free kick in the 32nd minute. With a little luck, Nerd FC's Manfred Axelsson got control of the ball when Björn Törnqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Patrik Falkrantz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Manfred Axelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th match minute, Nerd FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Billy Palm to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Patrik Falkrantz made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match Tommy Trillkott sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manfred Axelsson skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Nerd FC booed when Röda Djävlar FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claes Bäckström didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute Björn Törnqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manfred Axelsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manfred Axelsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Törnqvist in the 71st minute of play. Billy Palm kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. When Nils Fredriksson fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nerd FC's protests and gave Nils Fredriksson a yellow card for diving instead. Nerd FC's Manfred Axelsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Björn Törnqvist in the 78th minute of play. After some careless play in the Nerd FC defense, Björn Törnqvist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manfred Axelsson. The Nerd FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manfred Axelsson should have stopped the shot. Måns Knutsson charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Måns Knutsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 88 played minutes Röda Djävlar FC got a freekick which was hit by Måns Knutsson. A collision led to Röda Djävlar FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Jonny Valström hit a great ball. Patrik Falkrantz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Manfred Axelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Nils Fredriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patrik Falkrantz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manfred Axelsson having to interfere. The Röda Djävlar FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.