League Play-Off

Åsarna
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aleksander Andersson kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Skärblacka BK's Arne Ekrot got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After 4 played minutes Åsarna got a freekick which was hit by Aleksander Andersson. Börje Hurtig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tim Vallengren having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, Åsarna's Aleksander Andersson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Karl-Magnus Bergsten narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 10 minutes into the game, Börje Hurtig cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Tim Vallengren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 14th minute, Gabriel Andreasson made a precise shot to the right of Karl-Magnus Bergsten. Skärblacka BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Skärblacka BK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Gabriel Andreasson scored to the left of an out of position Karl-Magnus Bergsten, making the score, 2-1. Karl-Magnus Bergsten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksander Andersson in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Börje Hurtig in the 32nd minute of play forced Åsarna's goalkeeper Tim Vallengren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Skärblacka BK's goal looked a bit too open when Olov Henriksson came free, but Karl-Magnus Bergsten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fred Olsmann kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Karl-Magnus Bergsten stood somewhat misplaced when Aleksander Andersson came free in front of goal and shot 3-1 to the left of him in the 37 minute. Bo Lundgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Börje Hurtig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bo Lundgren to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Skärblacka BK's goal looked a bit too open when Olov Henriksson came free, but Karl-Magnus Bergsten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Bo Lundgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Åsarna's Tim Vallengren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Åsarna from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Aleksander Andersson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl-Magnus Bergsten was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 68 minutes into the game, Ove Vennerkvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Karl-Magnus Bergsten was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Aleksander Andersson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 74 played minutes Åsarna got a freekick which was hit by Dag Håkansson. Bo Lundgren was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 77th minute. Skärblacka BK's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 82nd minute Esbjörn Lindholm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Magnus Bergsten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aleksander Andersson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Karl-Magnus Bergsten tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tim Vallengren made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Börje Hurtig sent off a good shot on target. If Gabriel Andreasson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Åsarna's Aleksander Andersson got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Åsarna fully deserved thier win.