League Play-Off

Tärnaby
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dan Björkdahl started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, Paltarna RK's goalkeeper Alf Eliasson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thor Melin. Andreas Grönlund lost his temper 7 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 6 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Paltarna RK! In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Tärnaby IFK. Markus Gustavsson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alf Eliasson. 1-0. After having played for 12 minutes, Dan Björkdahl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paltarna RK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dan Björkdahl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dan Björkdahl took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stefan Lindberg. Stefan Lindberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 25 minutes into the game, Dan Westerberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paltarna RK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tärnaby IFK the free kick. The supporters of Tärnaby IFK booed when Paltarna RK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dan Westerberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dan Björkdahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Stefan Lindberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonas Lindholm might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stefan Lindberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jonas Lindholm ran back to his position shaking his head. After 37 played minutes Tärnaby IFK got a freekick which was hit by Thor Melin. The audience was convinced that Hjalmar Rosendal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alf Eliasson was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Paltarna RK's Dan Björkdahl got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Paltarna RK getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Johnny Wallmark hit a great ball. Markus Gustavsson, 47 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After having played for 52 minutes, Hjalmar Rosendal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tärnaby IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hjalmar Rosendal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 56 minutes into the match, Paltarna RK's goal looked a bit too open when Thor Melin came free, but Alf Eliasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Lindberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Björkdahl in the 61st minute of play. In the 65th minute Dan Björkdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Lindberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Dan Westerberg fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Stefan Lindberg, passed just outside the right post. Stefan Lindberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Evert Sundström went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Alf Eliasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hjalmar Rosendal in the 75th minute of the match. After having played for 82 minutes, Thor Melin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tärnaby IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thor Melin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hjalmar Rosendal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94thth minute of the game Thor Melin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paltarna RK's Alf Eliasson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alf Eliasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thor Melin in the 96th minute of the match. Paltarna RK's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.