League Play-Off

Kalix IP
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Torsten Ahlfors started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Torsten Ahlfors's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fred Lundberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. When Sten Dalgren came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Hälleforsnäs 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 Sten Dalgren couldn't finish the play. In the 8th match minute, Kalix FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tore Kullgren to maneuver through the defense. Jens Skålberg struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Bernt Vall didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hälleforsnäs. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Börje Bank during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 14 played minutes Hälleforsnäs got a freekick which was hit by Börje Bank. If Torsten Ahlfors had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Kalix FC's Börje Biörling slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fred Lundberg. That made the score 1-0 after 18 minutes of play. In the 21stth minute of the game Torsten Ahlfors who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hälleforsnäs's Fred Lundberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tore Kullgren was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 22nd minute. Kalix FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Torsten Ahlfors's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Fred Lundberg skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Torsten Ahlfors in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fred Lundberg, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A sloppy throw-in by Albin Ekelund in the 41st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Kalix FC's Frans Arvidsson. Torsten Ahlfors received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Fred Lundberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernt Vall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sten Dalgren in the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Börje Bank made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, Hälleforsnäs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Börje Bank to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute, Sten Dalgren 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. Hälleforsnäs's Jens Skålberg got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 60 minutes, Tore Kullgren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kalix FC and the Hälleforsnäs players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tore Kullgren kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Bernt Vall made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sten Dalgren in the 63rd minute. After 65 minutes of play, Kalix FC's Torsten Ahlfors made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fred Lundberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 69th minute, Börje Biörling 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. When Torsten Ahlfors came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Kalix FC 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 Torsten Ahlfors couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Hälleforsnäs's Mårten Eriksson got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 84th minute, Börje Biörling ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fred Lundberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Fred Lundberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torsten Ahlfors, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hälleforsnäs's goalkeeper Fred Lundberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Kalix FC had played much better football throughout.