League Play-Off

Gullabo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nicklas Berg took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Nicklas Berg sped through Gullabo BK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kåre Sundling. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Björkliden's goalkeeper Edward Palm, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nicklas Berg took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kåre Sundling. Kåre Sundling dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Anton Nordkvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bernt Tolsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edward Palm having to interfere. 36 minutes into the game, Bernt Tolsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gullabo BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Björkliden the free kick. Kåre Sundling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicklas Berg in the 41st minute of play. Kåre Sundling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Holmgren in the 43rd minute of play. In the 48th match minute, Gullabo BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henning Rosen to maneuver through the defense. After 49 played minutes, Björkliden's Anders Spetz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kåre Sundling came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Björkliden reached it.

The wind increased when Bernt Tolsson made the kick off in the second half. If Bernt Tolsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute, Nicklas Berg fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Kåre Sundling, passed just outside the right post. With his leg Kåre Sundling managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Björkliden's Vincent Holmgren fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nicklas Berg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kåre Sundling having to make a save. Vincent Holmgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Kåre Sundling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Nicklas Berg 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. Vincent Holmgren took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kåre Sundling. Kåre Sundling dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. The audience was convinced that Bernt Tolsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edward Palm was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Björkliden eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.