League Play-Off

Hjältevad
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Evert Brolin kicked off to start the match. Järpen BK's Anton Wall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Billy Pettersson in the 3rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Mats Eckegren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Norrtälje FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mats Eckegren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anton Wall breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 17 minutes, Evert Brolin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Norrtälje FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evert Brolin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens-Ola Forsberg in the 22nd minute of play forced Norrtälje FC's goalkeeper André Wikander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Järpen BK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Evert Brolin scored to the left of an out of position Anton Wall, making the score, 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Billy Pettersson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Anton Wall. That made the score 2-0 in the 29 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Evert Brolin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anton Wall was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Järpen BK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Billy Pettersson was slow to take the kick. During this time Norrtälje FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Norrtälje FC's corner Billy Pettersson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Anton Wall quite easily take care of the ball. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Evert Brolin took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Anton Wall to make any attempt to save it. Anton Wall made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mats Eckegren in the 39th minute. If Evert Brolin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. André Wikander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jens-Ola Forsberg in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mattias Beckström to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Norrtälje FC's Billy Pettersson made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anton Wall was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Evert Brolin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute of the match, Mattias Beckström tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but André Wikander saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Evert Brolin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Järpen BK's goalkeeper Anton Wall, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jens-Ola Ahlberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of André Wikander when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In a very dangerous position, a player in Norrtälje FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 87th minute. Penalty! In the 88th minute, Järpen BK got a penalty, and Roger Nyman placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. Evert Brolin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Järpen BK's zone, Jim Söderberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Wall came out of the goal and Jim Söderberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Norrtälje FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.