League Play-Off

The bone crusher
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hans Sander kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Sander in the 5th minute of play forced Trojanerna's goalkeeper Patrick Holmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Hansson in the 8th minute of play forced Benknäckarna's goalkeeper Jan Kjellqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10thth minute of the game Alvin Hjortsberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Benknäckarna's Jan Kjellqvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 15 played minutes, Trojanerna's Per Skarkman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jan Kjellqvist came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Trojanerna reached it. In the 19th minute, Eric Hansson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan Kjellqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Alvin Hjortsberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Kjellqvist having to interfere. Benknäckarna's Jan Kjellqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Hansson in the 24th minute of play. Eric Hansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Jan Kjellqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Benknäckarna's goal looked a bit too open when Alvin Hjortsberg came free, but Jan Kjellqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Hans Sander managed to get in a good position for a shot. Benknäckarna's supporters rose to their feet, but Hans Sander was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patrick Holmberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jan Kjellqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Hansson in the 33rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfred Rudberg during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 35 played minutes Benknäckarna got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Rudberg. Eric Hansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Jan Kjellqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patrick Holmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Sander in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Axel Gallberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patrick Holmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Sander in the 45th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Eric Hansson made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Eric Hansson 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Charles Ekberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Benknäckarna's supporters rose to their feet, but Charles Ekberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patrick Holmberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Patrick Holmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans Sander in the 61st minute of play. Patrick Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charles Ekberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Kjellqvist was a little too slow when Eric Hansson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 1-2. 68 minutes into the match, Benknäckarna's goalkeeper Jan Kjellqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alvin Hjortsberg. In the 70th play minute Alvin Hjortsberg came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Jan Kjellqvist. 1-3. Hans Sander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Patrick Holmberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patrick Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charles Ekberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Eric Hansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Charles Ekberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Holmberg having to interfere. Trojanerna's Patrick Holmberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hans Sander in the 87th minute of play. Alvin Hjortsberg 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. The Trojanerna supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Trojanerna would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.