League Play-Off

Rusksele Stadion
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Magnus Sjö started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Magnus Sjö made a precise shot to the right of Valdemar Alén. Rusksele FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Karl-Johan Valström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Håkan Ingemarsson in the 8th minute. Östen Isaksson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Håkan Ingemarsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute, Håkan Ingemarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Östen Isaksson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Håkan Ingemarsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 24th minute Östen Isaksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Johan Valström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Josef Albäck in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valdemar Alén saved Rusksele FK from getting behind. In the 27th minute, Walter Springfält hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Östen Isaksson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl-Johan Valström was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. After 33 minutes, Östen Isaksson made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Alfta's Karl-Johan Valström tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Valdemar Alén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magnus Sjö in the 38th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Östen Isaksson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rusksele FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Östen Isaksson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karl-Johan Valström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Karl-Johan Valström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Östen Isaksson in the 42nd minute of the match. Valdemar Alén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josef Albäck in the 44th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Östen Isaksson was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Håkan Ingemarsson in the 52nd minute of play forced Alfta's goalkeeper Karl-Johan Valström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Håkan Ingemarsson came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Rusksele FK 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 Håkan Ingemarsson couldn't finish the play. Magnus Sjö sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute of the match, Josef Albäck got a very nice opportunity to score, but Valdemar Alén was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Magnus Sjö sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Östen Isaksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Johan Valström having to interfere. Håkan Ingemarsson scored 2-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karl-Johan Valström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 75th minute, Östen Isaksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute Östen Isaksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Johan Valström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th match minute, Rusksele FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Sundin to maneuver through the defense. Jan Ekrot missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 86 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Valdemar Alén right hand side. 88 minutes in the game, Josef Albäck fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Valdemar Alén having to interfere. After having played for 91 minutes, Östen Isaksson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rusksele FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Östen Isaksson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 92 minutes, Robin Rolandsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alfta and the Rusksele FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Robin Rolandsson hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When Östen Isaksson came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Rusksele FK 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 Östen Isaksson couldn't finish the play. When the referee ended the match the Rusksele FK players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.