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Ramsjö
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Olov Wenerdahl made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petter Hellström in the 3rd minute of play forced Ramsjö's goalkeeper Krister Ekenberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 4 minutes, Jonny Asklöv mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ramsjö and the Åre FF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 5 played minutes Ramsjö got a freekick which was hit by Jonny Asklöv. If Olov Wenerdahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramsjö's Krister Ekenberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olov Wenerdahl in the 18th minute of play. Jarl Tolsson hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Ramsjö's Krister Ekenberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olov Wenerdahl in the 20th minute of play. Sven-Olof Rydberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 29 minutes, Olov Wenerdahl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Åre FF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olov Wenerdahl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rolf Valrot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Krister Ekenberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olov Wenerdahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 37th match minute, Ramsjö was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torsten Berglund to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Petter Hellström in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Krister Ekenberg saved Ramsjö from getting behind. Sven-Olof Rydberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Månsson having to interfere. After the first half Åre FF were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rolf Valrot was the one to do the kick off. Sven-Olof Rydberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Månsson having to interfere. In the 63rd minute Olov Wenerdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krister Ekenberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ramsjö's goalkeeper Krister Ekenberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Olov Wenerdahl kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Krister Ekenberg. That made the score 0-2 in the 66 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hubert Arhenius during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 69th minute, Hubert Arhenius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Ramsjö's Krister Ekenberg got control of the ball when Petter Hellström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sven-Olof Rydberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Månsson having to interfere. Ramsjö's Krister Ekenberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Ramsjö from getting a goal against them. 85 minutes into the game, Jarl Tolsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ramsjö's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Åre FF the free kick. In the 86th match minute, Ramsjö was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarl Tolsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Olov Wenerdahl got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Torsten Berglund hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. With his leg Krister Ekenberg managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Åre FF's Petter Hellström fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd rose to their feet as Olov Wenerdahl kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Krister Ekenberg. That made the score 0-3 in the 90 minute of play. The Ramsjö supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Åre FF's performance. The match ended with a win for Åre FF.