League Play-Off

Östra Karup -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ivar Högman started the match with the kick off. If Ivar Högman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sigvard Smefeldt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zenon Bendyk having to make a save. Zenon Bendyk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivar Högman in the 7th minute. Jens-Ola Vallman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christoffer Bäck in the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to Östra Karup getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Rudolf Ryberg hit a great ball. In the 12thth minute of the game Alf Thedin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Östra Karup's Jens-Ola Vallman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jens-Ola Vallman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoffer Bäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Los Locos's Torbjörn Levander got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute, Albin Mickelsson sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Los Locos's Zenon Bendyk didn't even have to move. If Alf Thedin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes into the game, Ivar Högman lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Zenon Bendyk. After having played for 33 minutes, Sven-Oskar Almkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Östra Karup's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sven-Oskar Almkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zenon Bendyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivar Högman in the 34th minute of play. Östra Karup's Sigvard Smefeldt got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jens-Ola Vallman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christoffer Bäck, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. A collision led to Los Locos getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Markus Grep hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The audience was convinced that Torbjörn Levander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jens-Ola Vallman was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Zenon Bendyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigvard Smefeldt in the 56th minute of play. Ivar Högman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute, Sven-Oskar Almkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute, Torbjörn Levander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Christoffer Bäck sped through Östra Karup's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jens-Ola Vallman. When Östra Karup's Hubert Arhenius in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Locos's goalie prevented a goal. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Locos's goalkeeper Zenon Bendyk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zenon Bendyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivar Högman, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Ivar Högman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alf Thedin in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jens-Ola Vallman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sigvard Smefeldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zenon Bendyk having to interfere.