League Play-Off

the Doom
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karl-Ove Dahlqvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Wheelbridge Pioneers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dag Låsberg to maneuver through the defense. Elof Collin kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wheelbridge Pioneers's goalkeeper Allan Wennerberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elof Collin got free with Stig Wik in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Karl-Ove Dahlqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Stig Wik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stig Wik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Ove Dahlqvist in the 11th minute of play. Eddie Bivall kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Karl-Ove Dahlqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Leo Palmquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Allan Wennerberg came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Fjälkinge's Leo Palmquist. But to his dismay, Leo Palmquist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Hamberg in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Allan Wennerberg saved Wheelbridge Pioneers from getting behind. If Elof Collin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wheelbridge Pioneers's Allan Wennerberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Hamberg in the 38th minute of play. Leo Palmquist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd match minute, Fjälkinge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per-Erik Klintæus to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute, Leo Palmquist 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. If Leo Palmquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Axel Hamberg was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Axel Hamberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Allan Wennerberg. The goal made the score 0-2. After 59 played minutes Fjälkinge got a freekick which was hit by Per-Erik Klintæus. Allan Wennerberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Hamberg in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Leo Palmquist 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. Leo Palmquist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Allan Wennerberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Axel Hamberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Allan Wennerberg having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elof Collin in the 76th minute of play forced Fjälkinge's goalkeeper Stig Wik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Leo Palmquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Allan Wennerberg managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Fjälkinge's Leo Palmquist fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 85th minute, Leo Palmquist fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Allan Wennerberg, passed just outside the right post. When Axel Hamberg came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Fjälkinge 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 Axel Hamberg couldn't finish the play. 91 minutes into the match, Wheelbridge Pioneers's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Hamberg came free, but Allan Wennerberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute Elof Collin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig Wik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the game, Gustav Odman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fjälkinge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wheelbridge Pioneers the free kick. After 96 played minutes Fjälkinge got a freekick which was hit by Gustav Odman. Fjälkinge's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.