League Play-Off

Köpingsvik
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Torbjörn Hägg took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Köpingsvik IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christer Sjöberg to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Christer Sjöberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Köpingsvik IK's supporters rose to their feet, but Christer Sjöberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Axel Holmberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Torbjörn Hägg came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Köpingsvik IK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Torbjörn Hägg couldn't finish the play. If Christer Sjöberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Axel Holmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torbjörn Hägg in the 14th minute of the match. After 16 minutes, Kent Rosendal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Björneborg and the Köpingsvik IK players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Björneborg getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Kent Rosendal hit a great ball. Casper Knutsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josef Bruhn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Köpingsvik IK's Christer Sjöberg got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the last second Axel Holmberg throw himself and got hold of the ball when Torbjörn Hägg in the 25thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. An unexpected shot in the 26th minute by Adam Bäckman got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Christer Sjöberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Axel Holmberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adam Bäckman succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 31st playminute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karl-Johan Wiberg during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 38 played minutes Björneborg got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Johan Wiberg. 45 minutes into the match, Köpingsvik IK's goal looked a bit too open when Josef Bruhn came free, but Casper Knutsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

52 minutes into the match, Köpingsvik IK's goalkeeper Casper Knutsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stig-Ove Ahlgren. Axel Arenius charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Axel Arenius the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th minute, Axel Arenius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josef Bruhn in the 57th minute of play forced Köpingsvik IK's goalkeeper Casper Knutsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Josef Bruhn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Knutsson was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 59th minute Christer Sjöberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Axel Holmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Casper Knutsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josef Bruhn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 63 minutes, Jens-Ove Eriksson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Köpingsvik IK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jens-Ove Eriksson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Casper Knutsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josef Bruhn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christer Sjöberg charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christer Sjöberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 68 played minutes Köpingsvik IK got a freekick which was hit by Christer Sjöberg. Casper Knutsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josef Bruhn, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Karl-Johan Wiberg came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Casper Knutsson could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stig-Ove Ahlgren got free with Casper Knutsson in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Casper Knutsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josef Bruhn in the 75th minute of play. Björneborg's Axel Holmberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christer Sjöberg in the 77th minute of play. Stig-Ove Ahlgren scored 1-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Casper Knutsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Björneborg booed when Köpingsvik IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernt Lundberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Casper Knutsson acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 83rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Sten Skoog. In the 86th minute, Jens-Ove Eriksson 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. Köpingsvik IK's Casper Knutsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josef Bruhn in the 88th minute of play. Freddie Häger was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 89 minutes into the match. After 92 minutes, Sten Skoog made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Köpingsvik IK's Casper Knutsson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The Köpingsvik IK manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Björneborg to win.