League Play-Off

Voxnabruk Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Birger Bäcklin started the match with the kick off. Krister Fagrell got in the 5th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Inge Tolsson handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. If Krister Fagrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Svärdsjö's Inge Tolsson got control of the ball when Philip Hultin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Inge Tolsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Krister Fagrell's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute, Allan Holmberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edmund Jernberg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jimmie Hägert. IFK Karskrona's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Bengt-Rune Nord came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Svärdsjö 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 Bengt-Rune Nord couldn't finish the play. 2-0 became the score in the 26th minute when Krister Fagrell elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Philip Hultins short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Inge Tolsson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in Svärdsjö's zone, Krister Fagrell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Inge Tolsson came out of the goal and Krister Fagrell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Inge Tolsson was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Krister Fagrell capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Krister Fagrell really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0.

The wind increased when Krister Fagrell made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Krister Fagrell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Inge Tolsson was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. 53 minutes into the match, Svärdsjö's goal looked a bit too open when Philip Hultin came free, but Inge Tolsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philip Hultin in the 59th minute of play forced Svärdsjö's goalkeeper Inge Tolsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jimmie Hägert made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Bengt-Rune Nord sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Svärdsjö defense, Philip Hultin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Inge Tolsson. The Svärdsjö fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Inge Tolsson should have stopped the shot. If Philip Hultin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute Krister Fagrell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inge Tolsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Svärdsjö's Inge Tolsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krister Fagrell in the 69th minute of play. Philip Hultin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Inge Tolsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Philip Hultin in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Inge Tolsson saved Svärdsjö from getting behind. Mikael Nyberg kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Krister Fagrell in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Inge Tolsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Krister Fagrell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Inge Tolsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Philip Hultin came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the IFK Karskrona 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 Philip Hultin couldn't finish the play. Inge Tolsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krister Fagrell, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Jimmie Hägert made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Bengt-Rune Nord sent off a good shot on target. Inge Tolsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krister Fagrell, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.