League Play-Off

Lidköping Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Magne Sävström took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wictor Ekström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Magne Sävström in the 5th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Jesper Knutsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Anton Dahlkvist from long distance, 9 minutes into the match, got Christoffer Fredriksson's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Allan Sjögren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Allan Sjögrens short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Christoffer Fredriksson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 15 played minutes, Tidaholm IF's Martin Hernström shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wictor Ekström came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tidaholm IF reached it. 20 minutes into the match, Lidköping's Marc Erserman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christoffer Fredriksson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Knut Beckman received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Christoffer Fredriksson came out and tried to block the shot, but Knut Beckman slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 21st minute. Wictor Ekström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magne Sävström in the 26th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Lidköping defense, Bengt-Åke Lundhberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wictor Ekström. The Lidköping fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wictor Ekström should have stopped the shot. Martin Hernström took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Wictor Ekström. Lidköping's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Bengt-Åke Lundhberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Magne Sävström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wictor Ekström was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. If Bengt-Åke Lundhberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tobias Svanström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute of the match Martin Hernström sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wictor Ekström skillfully saved the ball. Marko Broman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

If Magne Sävström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marc Erserman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christoffer Fredriksson having to interfere. Ulrik Berglund hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tidaholm IF's goalkeeper Christoffer Fredriksson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Magne Sävström in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Wictor Ekström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Wictor Ekström was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Bengt-Åke Lundhberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bengt-Åke Lundhberg really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. When Aron Alefors fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lidköping's protests and gave Aron Alefors a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Lidköping's Aron Alefors got a free kick in the 76th minute. Wictor Ekström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Åke Lundhberg in the 85th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the game, Tobias Svanström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Wictor Ekström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marko Broman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tidaholm IF's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.