League Play-Off

Ramsele Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Knut Offendahl kicked off to start the match. Jens-Ola Pihlblad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paul Blomqvist having to interfere. The supporters of Ramsele RK booed when Nordingrå BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Stål didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paul Blomqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jens-Ola Pihlblad in the 11th minute. Jens-Ola Pihlblad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Paul Blomqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute Hans Berg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Nordingrå BF's Knut Offendahl sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leif Alebäck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Ramsele RK booed when Nordingrå BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konrad Gustavsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 25 minutes of play, Ramsele RK's Jens-Ola Pihlblad made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paul Blomqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Per Gråberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Leif Alebäck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Wiktor Kielberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leif Alebäck. Ramsele RK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wiktor Kielberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Per Gråberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leif Alebäck having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Ramsele RK's goal looked a bit too open when Knut Offendahl came free, but Leif Alebäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leif Alebäck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per Gråberg in the 48th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hans Berg to make the kick off. Sebastian Emander charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sebastian Emander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sebastian Emander hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Tobias Melander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Leif Alebäck made a huge save. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ramsele RK's goalkeeper Leif Alebäck, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Ramsele RK getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Charlie Bark hit a great ball. Per Gråberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Per Gråberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Peter Vennerström charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peter Vennerström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, Peter Vennerström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Knut Offendahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Knut Offendahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ramsele RK's Leif Alebäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Knut Offendahl in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Knut Offendahl in the 80th minute of play forced Ramsele RK's goalkeeper Leif Alebäck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hans Berg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paul Blomqvist having to interfere. Knut Offendahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Leif Alebäck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 87 minutes, Per Gråberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nordingrå BF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Per Gråberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A well placed Knut Offendahl short distance shot in the 89th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. In the 92nd match minute, Ramsele RK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olof Åberg to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Ramsele RK booed when Nordingrå BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Knut Offendahl didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute, Knut Offendahl 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. When the match was over Nordingrå BF could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ramsele RK throughout the match.