Ljusdal, Sweden
Lars “Knatten” Olsson
Lars “Knatten” Olsson, Sandvikens AIK, broke a new record in the first game 1980 against Västerås SK. The game was only 24 seconds old when he struck from his favorite position. With a right shot from a mini-vale right angle, he made it 1-0 and it was not only the fastest goal of the tournament, but also the fastest goal in the history of World Cup. It wasn’t finished with that. In the game that went to a penalty shootout, he scored 5 of Sandviken’s 6 goals.
IF BOLTIC WINNER 1980!
The winner was IF Boltic from Karlstad. In the final the team beat Edsbyns IF 4-0 after 3-0 at half-time in front of 6,500 people around Idrottsparken in Ljusdal. Boltic went through the preliminary round with three straight victories and 17-2 in goal difference.