League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Hultin made the kick off and thus started the match. William Törnqvist took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Björn Byström. Björn Byström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. When Gösta Lindgren came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Ålem RK 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 Gösta Lindgren couldn't finish the play. Stureplanspojkarna's Björn Byström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Törnqvist in the 18th minute of play. After 19 played minutes Stureplanspojkarna got a freekick which was hit by Håkan Lundberg. In the 24thth minute of the game Tomas Hultin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ålem RK's Joakim Olsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 27th minute there was a penalty for Stureplanspojkarna. Leonardo Tham stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Joakim Olsson. 1-2. In the 35th minute Gösta Lindgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Björn Byström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Björn Byström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gösta Lindgren in the 46th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell William Törnqvist to make the kick off. Gösta Lindgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 57 minutes into the match, Ålem RK's Gösta Lindgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Björn Byström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Stureplanspojkarna's goal looked a bit too open when Gösta Lindgren came free, but Björn Byström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. William Törnqvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Gösta Lindgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 71 minutes of play, Stureplanspojkarna's Tomas Hultin made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joakim Olsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Ludwig Sjö got free with Björn Byström in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Björn Byström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gösta Lindgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gösta Lindgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Björn Byström having to interfere. When Tomas Hultin came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Stureplanspojkarna 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 Tomas Hultin couldn't finish the play. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stureplanspojkarna's goalkeeper Björn Byström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gösta Lindgren received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Björn Byström came out and tried to block the shot, but Gösta Lindgren slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 88th minute. William Törnqvist 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. Gösta Lindgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Björn Byström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gösta Lindgren in the 97th minute of the match.