League Play-Off

Hjärup
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Martin Ahlbom took the kick off in the first half of the match. Niklas Österlunds short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Nils-Erik Gråberg to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Niklas Österlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nils-Erik Gråberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Ahlbom in the 8th minute of the match. Niklas Österlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Erik Gråberg having to interfere. Kim Bergkvist's late challenge caught a Hjärup BK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kim Bergkvist helped the player get up and apologised. After 17 played minutes Lidsjöberg got a freekick which was hit by Kim Bergkvist. If Åke Lindblom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Niklas Österlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Lidsjöberg's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Gråberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niklas Österlund. In the 27th minute Niklas Österlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Gråberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sören Kellberg in the 33rd minute of play forced Hjärup BK's goalkeeper Johan Malmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kennet Björk hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Lidsjöberg's Ludwig Nyqvist got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Martin Ahlbom ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nils-Erik Gråberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Niklas Österlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Erik Gråberg having to interfere. Åke Lindblom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sören Kellberg to make the kick off. Niklas Österlund blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nils-Erik Gråberg having to make a save. Ingmar Hedlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Niklas Österlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Erik Gråberg having to interfere. After 58 minutes of play, Hjärup BK's Ingmar Hedlund made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nils-Erik Gråberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nils-Erik Gråberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Håkan Johansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68thth minute of the game Niklas Österlund who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lidsjöberg's Nils-Erik Gråberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 69th minute, Mats Ahlgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Hjärup BK's zone, Ludwig Nyqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Johan Malmberg came out of the goal and Ludwig Nyqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Åke Lindblom managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lidsjöberg's supporters rose to their feet, but Åke Lindblom was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Johan Malmberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nils-Erik Gråberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niklas Österlund, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Åke Lindblom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Niklas Österlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 82 minutes of play, Hjärup BK's Martin Ahlbom made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nils-Erik Gråberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Åke Lindblom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Johan Malmberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hjärup BK's Håkan Johansson got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hjärup BK's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.