League Play-Off

Anneberg -vallen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Folke Kellberg started the match with the kick off. Kristoffer Bergfelts short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Hans Hernström to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Kristoffer Bergfelt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hans Hernström firmly grabbed it by the left post. Bengt-Arne Utter recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristoffer Bergfelt got free with Hans Hernström in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anneberg's Dag Gustavsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torsten Biörnberg in the 18th minute of play. The supporters of Lyckeby BK booed when Anneberg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Erik Siöman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Anneberg's zone, Torsten Biörnberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dag Gustavsson came out of the goal and Torsten Biörnberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Anneberg's Kristoffer Bergfelt slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hans Hernström. That made the score 1-1 after 25 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ingvar Blom during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 28 played minutes Anneberg got a freekick which was hit by Ingvar Blom. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Folke Kellberg in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hans Hernström saved Lyckeby BK from getting behind. When Bengt-Arne Utter came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Lyckeby BK 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 Bengt-Arne Utter couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Anneberg's zone, Torsten Biörnberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dag Gustavsson came out of the goal and Torsten Biörnberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute Torsten Biörnberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dag Gustavsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristoffer Bergfelt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Hans Hernström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The wind increased when Torsten Biörnberg made the kick off in the second half. Kristoffer Bergfelt might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hans Hernström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kristoffer Bergfelt ran back to his position shaking his head. 55 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Anneberg's Kristoffer Bergfelt fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Dag Gustavsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torsten Biörnberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Folke Kellberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Hans Hernström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Anneberg's zone, Torsten Biörnberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dag Gustavsson came out of the goal and Torsten Biörnberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Anneberg getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Karl-Erik Siöman hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute of the match, Torsten Biörnberg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dag Gustavsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Anneberg's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Torsten Biörnberg 79 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. Bengt-Arne Utter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dag Gustavsson having to interfere. Dag Gustavsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torsten Biörnberg in the 83rd minute of the match. After 88 minutes, Håkan Vedholm mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Anneberg and the Lyckeby BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Torsten Biörnberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dag Gustavsson was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. The referee felt a red card was in order, 91 minutes into the game, when Bertil Jönsätt put in a rough tackle. In the 94th minute there was a penalty for Lyckeby BK. Mats Bjurström stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dag Gustavsson. 1-3. The Lyckeby BK players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.