League Play-Off

Vittinge Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nicklas Bergkvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. With his leg Sven-Arne Andreasson managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Vittinge RK's Kent Wennerqvist fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Kent Wennerqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven-Arne Andreasson having to interfere. Sven-Arne Andreasson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Erik Kleen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Måns Deckbergh was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 11th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Kent Wennerqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kent Wennerqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Sven-Arne Andreasson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicklas Bergkvist in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jens-Ove Soned saved Vittinge RK from getting behind. If Kent Wennerqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Norrfors FK's Sven-Arne Andreasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Erik Kleen in the 31st minute of play. Sven-Erik Kleen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sven-Arne Andreasson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Arvin Almkvist charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arvin Almkvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 36th match minute, Norrfors FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arvin Almkvist to maneuver through the defense. Norrfors FK's Sven-Arne Andreasson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Norrfors FK from getting a goal against them. Jens-Ove Soned made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicklas Bergkvist in the 44th minute of play.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Kent Wennerqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vittinge RK's supporters rose to their feet, but Kent Wennerqvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sven-Arne Andreasson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot by Måns Deckbergh from long distance, 65 minutes into the match, got Jens-Ove Soned's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 70 minutes into the match, Norrfors FK's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Erik Kleen came free, but Sven-Arne Andreasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kent Wennerqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Sven-Arne Andreasson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Norrfors FK's goalkeeper Sven-Arne Andreasson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Torsten Siggesson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Jens-Ove Soned tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vittinge RK's Sven-Erik Kleen got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Orvar Hedström hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute Nicklas Bergkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ove Soned saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Norrfors FK's Torsten Siggesson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jens-Ove Soned narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kent Wennerqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven-Arne Andreasson having to interfere. Jens-Ove Soned came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Norrfors FK's Torsten Siggesson. But to his dismay, Torsten Siggesson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Norrfors FK walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.