League Play-Off

Stehag
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ivar Dalgren kicked off to start the match. When Gustav Tönnberg came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Lillan 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 Gustav Tönnberg couldn't finish the play. In the 4th minute, Hjalmar Vallgren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olov Dalberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 15thth minute of the game Gustav Tönnberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stehag BF's Olov Dalberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andy Siggman hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute, Arvid Asserlind hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the game, Kurt Sikström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Börje Fagerberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bo Lundhberg during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th minute, Bo Lundhberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Malcolm Påk's late challenge caught a Stehag BF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Malcolm Påk helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Stehag BF booed when Lillan BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malcolm Påk didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Ivar Dalgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Börje Fagerberg was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. When Stehag BF's Ivar Dalgren in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lillan BK's goalie prevented a goal. Kurt Sikström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Stehag BF's Bo Lundhberg got a free kick in the 39th minute. After some careless play in the Stehag BF defense, Gustav Tönnberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olov Dalberg. The Stehag BF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olov Dalberg should have stopped the shot. After the first half Lillan BK were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hjalmar Vallgren was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lillan BK's goalkeeper Börje Fagerberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andy Siggman during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th minute, Arvid Asserlind hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute, Ivar Dalgren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stehag BF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hjalmar Vallgren in the 66th minute of play forced Stehag BF's goalkeeper Olov Dalberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 played minutes Stehag BF got a freekick which was hit by Ivar Dalgren. Kurt Sikström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Börje Fagerberg having to make a save. 86 minutes into the match, Ivar Dalgren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Börje Fagerberg. Lillan BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivar Dalgren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Kurt Sikström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stehag BF's supporters rose to their feet, but Kurt Sikström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Börje Fagerberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 91 played minutes Lillan BK got a freekick which was hit by Arvid Asserlind. In the 92nd minute Kurt Sikström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Börje Fagerberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olov Dalberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hjalmar Vallgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Hannes Öman hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Kurt Sikström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.