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Nerd City
Spectators: 7266 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nils Fredriksson started the match with the kick off. Nerd FC's Nils Fredriksson got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manfred Axelsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jörgen Örnberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Billy Palm charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Billy Palm the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Nerd FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Billy Palm hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Nerd FC's zone, Jörgen Örnberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manfred Axelsson came out of the goal and Jörgen Örnberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Nerd FC's zone, Ola Håkansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manfred Axelsson came out of the goal and Ola Håkansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Södra Förorter FC booed when Nerd FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conny Erserman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manfred Axelsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ola Håkansson in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörgen Örnberg in the 23rd minute of play forced Nerd FC's goalkeeper Manfred Axelsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Billy Palm was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 23 minutes had been played. In the 24th minute, Billy Palm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 35 minutes, Egon Almqvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Södra Förorter FC and the Nerd FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 37 minutes into the match, Nerd FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ola Håkansson came free, but Manfred Axelsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

After 52 minutes, Conny Erserman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nerd FC and the Södra Förorter FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Conny Erserman kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Sverker Larsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Folke Åhlberg having to interfere. When William Esbjörnsson fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Södra Förorter FC's protests and gave William Esbjörnsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 79th match minute, Södra Förorter FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by William Esbjörnsson to maneuver through the defense. After 91 minutes, Nils Fredriksson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nerd FC and the Södra Förorter FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Nerd FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Nils Fredriksson hit a great ball. A hard shot by Jörgen Örnberg from long distance, 92 minutes into the match, got Manfred Axelsson's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Manfred Axelsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter Benett in the 93rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Nerd FC's zone, Ola Håkansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manfred Axelsson came out of the goal and Ola Håkansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Sverker Larsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Södra Förorter FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.