League Play-Off

Pauliström
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Patrik Ekrot took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Klövedal's zone, Patrik Ekrot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vilhelm Bengtsson came out of the goal and Patrik Ekrot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pauliström FK's zone, Sven-Ove Örtendahl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Freddie Kjellman came out of the goal and Sven-Ove Örtendahl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vilhelm Bengtsson came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Pauliström FK's Benjamin Lövkvist. But to his dismay, Benjamin Lövkvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 20 played minutes Pauliström FK got a freekick which was hit by Kenneth Göransson. In the 23rd match minute, Pauliström FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pontus Utter to maneuver through the defense. If Matthias Jakobsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Klövedal's Sven-Ove Örtendahl got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 30 played minutes Pauliström FK got a freekick which was hit by Kenneth Göransson. Freddie Kjellman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Ove Örtendahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rune Vallander kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. If Sven-Ove Örtendahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benjamin Lövkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vilhelm Bengtsson having to interfere. In the 45th minute Sven-Ove Örtendahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddie Kjellman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Freddie Kjellman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthias Jakobsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sven-Ove Örtendahl to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Ture Högström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Freddie Kjellman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Patrik Ekrot charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patrik Ekrot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th minute, Patrik Ekrot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Pauliström FK's Freddie Kjellman got control of the ball when Matthias Jakobsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Freddie Kjellman made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Matthias Jakobsson sent off a good shot on target. In the 62nd minute, Matthias Jakobsson 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. Sven-Ove Örtendahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Freddie Kjellman having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sven-Ove Örtendahl in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Freddie Kjellman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 78th minute Benjamin Lövkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vilhelm Bengtsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Benjamin Lövkvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vilhelm Bengtsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 83rd minute Benjamin Lövkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vilhelm Bengtsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th match minute, Pauliström FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peder Bergstedt to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 86 minutes, Ulf Nyström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Klövedal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ulf Nyström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Patrik Ekrot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Vilhelm Bengtsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 91 minutes, Benjamin Lövkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pauliström FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benjamin Lövkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrik Ekrot in the 93rd minute of play forced Klövedal's goalkeeper Vilhelm Bengtsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pauliström FK's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.