Värtan 3 - 0 Dala-Järna (388107419)

The 48218 fans in attendance at Hjorthagens IP were roasting in the hot sun. Heinz Wiesinger was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alois Dobbeler and Téofil Coeur. Värtan started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Rensjö - Hondecoeter, Jansson, Filipiuk - Ranén, Larsson, Nissholt, Matsson, Mathiasson - Tscheppe, Roros.

Dala-Järna had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. They fielded: Grundmo - Krneta, Šmigura, Rossi, Vilain XIIII, Souris - Roussel, Grenerberg, Torsson, Garnier - Gerrits.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Dala-Järna. T. Larsson's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. Dala-Järna pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. C. Tscheppe gave Värtan the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 Värtan's J. Filipiuk saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 28 minutes. The pressing tactics used by Dala-Järna were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. Dala-Järna's A. Roussel was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 32 minutes. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Värtan enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

Värtan solidified their lead at the 54 minute mark, as M. Nissholt dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. The bench was restless, and with 65 minutes passed Dala-Järna's coach gave M. Kyhlström the opportunity the player had been hoping for. J. Torsson reluctantly left the field. Usually a powerful player on the field, D. Hondecoeter looked kind of pale and tired under the hot sun. Cheers filled the stadium as C. Tscheppe broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 0 to Värtan. The home side's C. Tscheppe came close to extending the lead 86 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but F. Grundmo managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave S. Gerrits from Dala-Järna a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 87 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Possession in this half belonged to Värtan, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.

Värtan's best player was T. Larsson. On the other hand, J. Filipiuk's play was disheartening. F. Grundmo performed admirably for Dala-Järna. However, B. Vilain XIIII made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 0.