League Play-Off

Rusksele -vallen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Maximilian Wennerqvist started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alex Vollander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Lennart Kjellqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Köpmanholmen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Michael Dahlquist was slow to take the kick. During this time Rusksele RK's players had a chance to rest. After 18 minutes, Matthias Hjeltman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rusksele RK and the Köpmanholmen players grew even worse after the yellow card. When John Eklund came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Rusksele 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 John Eklund couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Rusksele RK getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Knut Sander hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the match, Anders Tidén had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arman Willig. Rusksele RK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anders Tidén was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Arman Willig showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximilian Wennerqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The supporters of Rusksele RK booed when Köpmanholmen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivar Karlstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Rusksele RK's John Eklund fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. When Sebastian Sandström fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Köpmanholmen's protests and gave Sebastian Sandström a yellow card for diving instead. Sebastian Sandström hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Alex Vollander 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. If Alex Vollander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Rusksele RK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Köpmanholmen were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and John Eklund made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Wennerqvist in the 51st minute of play forced Rusksele RK's goalkeeper Arman Willig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 56 minutes, Alex Vollander managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rusksele RK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alex Vollander was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alex Vollander kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After 66 minutes of play, Rusksele RK's John Eklund made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lennart Kjellqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 73 minutes, Alex Vollander managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rusksele RK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alex Vollander was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alex Vollander took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lennart Kjellqvist. Lennart Kjellqvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. If Anders Tidén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arman Willig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximilian Wennerqvist in the 88th minute of the match. Knut Sander's late challenge caught a Köpmanholmen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Knut Sander helped the player get up and apologised. After 89 played minutes Rusksele RK got a freekick which was hit by Knut Sander. After a defensive mix-up in Rusksele RK's zone, Anders Tidén stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arman Willig came out of the goal and Anders Tidén tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rusksele RK's Arman Willig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximilian Wennerqvist in the 91st minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.