League Play-Off

Sandsjöfors Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elias Tidéksson took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute of the match, Elias Tidéksson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Uno Abrahamsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to Sala IFK getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Per-Åke Blomkvist hit a great ball. Elias Tidéksson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 16 minutes into the match, Sala IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Elias Tidéksson came free, but Uno Abrahamsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes, Bernt Telin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sandsjöfors and the Sala IFK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th minute, Bernt Telin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernt Ahlerot hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Gustaf Bocklund thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Gabriel Västberg, a very annoying self made goal in the 25th minute which led to 1-1. Sandsjöfors's Gabriel Västberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Stenqvist in the 30th minute of play. Albin Lidberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Uno Abrahamsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Sandsjöfors's goal looked a bit too open when Harald Dahlqvist came free, but Gabriel Västberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th match minute, Sala IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per-Erik Lundhberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th match minute, Sala IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isak Gunnarsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute Jonathan Stenqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Västberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uno Abrahamsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Albin Lidberg in the 49th minute.

The Sala IFK fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Sala IFK's Harald Dahlqvist looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Uno Abrahamsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albin Lidberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Albin Lidberg struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Uno Abrahamsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sandsjöfors. A collision led to Sandsjöfors getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Bernt Ahlerot hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, one of Sala IFK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Sala IFK. Sala IFK:s Uno Abrahamsson showed great skill when he stopped Åke Ekeroth:s penalty. 73 minutes into the match, Åke Ekeroth had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Uno Abrahamsson. Sala IFK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Åke Ekeroth was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Albin Lidberg in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Uno Abrahamsson saved Sala IFK from getting behind. Sandsjöfors's Gabriel Västberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harald Dahlqvist in the 81st minute of play. Harald Dahlqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Gabriel Västberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Per-Erik Lundhberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Gabriel Västberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sala IFK's Jonathan Stenqvist got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Sala IFK booed when Sandsjöfors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bengt-Arne Högberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Harald Dahlqvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Västberg was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. Jonathan Stenqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Västberg having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.