League Play-Off

Alvhem Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the game, Wilhelm Jansson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alvhem's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lovikka the free kick. Lovikka's Emil Lövskog got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gilbert Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olof Colin in the 8th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Sten Brandin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alvhem's supporters rose to their feet, but Sten Brandin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rune Högman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Maximilian Waller received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Rune Högman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Lovikka's Johan Tingberg got a free kick in the 21st minute. Olof Colin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gilbert Holmgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Colin, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The audience was convinced that Andreas Lundqvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilbert Holmgren was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Gilbert Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Lundqvist in the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Andreas Lundqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilbert Holmgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olof Colin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilbert Holmgren having to interfere. A collision led to Alvhem getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Egon Tinglöf hit a great ball. Peter Hellgren's late challenge caught a Alvhem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Peter Hellgren helped the player get up and apologised. After 42 played minutes Lovikka got a freekick which was hit by Peter Hellgren. Rune Högman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximilian Waller in the 43rd minute. Gilbert Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Lundqvist in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half Lovikka were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andreas Lundqvist to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Olof Colin put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Gilbert Holmgren. Rune Högman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sten Brandin, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Maximilian Waller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rune Högman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sten Brandin in the 62nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Alvhem's Åke Julin got a free kick in the 65th minute. Lovikka's Emil Lövskog couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 66th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Alvhem. Olof Colin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gilbert Holmgren having to make a save. 72 minutes into the game, Olof Colin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Gilbert Holmgren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Andreas Lundqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Gilbert Holmgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Alvhem's Gilbert Holmgren got control of the ball when Olof Colin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lovikka's Rune Högman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sten Brandin in the 78th minute of play. Maximilian Waller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rune Högman having to interfere. Olof Colin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Gilbert Holmgren when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Rune Högman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sten Brandin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilbert Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Lundqvist in the 87th minute of the match. If Andreas Lundqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Sten Brandin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Lovikka's zone, Sten Brandin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rune Högman came out of the goal and Sten Brandin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 96th minute, Johan Tingberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Alvhem supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Lovikka's performance. The match ended with a win for Lovikka.