League Play-Off

Ringarum -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. Tage Sundström started the match with the kick off. If Torbjörn Benet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute of the match, Tage Sundström tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Birger Ekelund saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Rolf Berglund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Birger Ekelund made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Rolf Berglund sent off a good shot on target. Rolf Berglund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Birger Ekelund made a huge save. Torbjörn Benet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Holger Walmarsson having to interfere. Ernst Wennerström's late challenge caught a Bromölla IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ernst Wennerström helped the player get up and apologised. After 19 played minutes Ringarum got a freekick which was hit by Ernst Wennerström. In the 27th match minute, Ringarum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fred Nordström to maneuver through the defense. Birger Ekelund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tage Sundström in the 31st minute of play. Bromölla IF's Birger Ekelund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tage Sundström in the 32nd minute of play. After having played for 33 minutes, Rolf Berglund managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ringarum's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rolf Berglund was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rolf Berglund got free with Birger Ekelund in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Bromölla IF's zone, Mikael Wallin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Birger Ekelund came out of the goal and Mikael Wallin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 39 minutes into the game, Gottfrid Lundgren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bromölla IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ringarum the free kick. 48 minutes into the match, Torbjörn Benet notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Ringarum's Holger Walmarsson. Holger Walmarsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half Bromölla IF were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Torbjörn Benet made the kick off in the second half. Holger Walmarsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torbjörn Benet in the 56th minute of the match. Birger Ekelund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolf Berglund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evert Lindqvist during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 62 played minutes Bromölla IF got a freekick which was hit by Evert Lindqvist. 63 minutes into the match, Bromölla IF's goal looked a bit too open when Rolf Berglund came free, but Birger Ekelund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Evert Lindqvist came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Bromölla IF 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 Evert Lindqvist couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute Torbjörn Benet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Holger Walmarsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tage Sundström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Birger Ekelund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Torbjörn Benet might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Holger Walmarsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Torbjörn Benet ran back to his position shaking his head. Ringarum's Holger Walmarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Benet in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolf Berglund in the 87th minute of play forced Bromölla IF's goalkeeper Birger Ekelund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 89 played minutes Bromölla IF got a freekick which was hit by Gottfrid Lundgren. Bromölla IF's Birger Ekelund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rolf Berglund in the 90th minute of play. A collision led to Ringarum getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Fred Nordström hit a great ball. Holger Walmarsson made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Evert Lindqvist sent off a good shot on target. The Bromölla IF 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.