League Play-Off

Friends Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Hedesunda's zone, Jens Sundberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rikard Bruse came out of the goal and Jens Sundberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rikard Bruse made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Jens Sundberg sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute Villiam Samuelsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thor Britz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evert Gernberg kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. The long shot by Marko Mellin in the 32nd minute really tested Rikard Bruse's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Villiam Samuelsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thor Britz having to interfere. The supporters of AIK booed when Hedesunda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdemar Säv didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute Pål Västerstrand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rikard Bruse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marko Mellin hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the match, AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Egon Billström came free, but Thor Britz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Pål Västerstrand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 48 minutes, Jens Sundberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AIK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jens Sundberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Hedesunda's Rikard Bruse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Kellman in the 54th minute of play. Rikard Bruse stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jens Sundberg's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Pål Västerstrand spun around in front of the goal 58 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Hedesunda's goal. In the 60th minute Jens Sundberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rikard Bruse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to AIK getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Jonas Kellman hit a great ball. After 67 minutes of play, AIK's Pål Västerstrand made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rikard Bruse was left in no man's land by his defense there! 73 minutes into the match, Hedesunda's goal looked a bit too open when Pål Västerstrand came free, but Rikard Bruse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rikard Bruse stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pål Västerstrand's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. When Jens Sundberg came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the AIK 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 Jens Sundberg couldn't finish the play. Jens Sundberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rikard Bruse having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Jonas Kellman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rikard Bruse was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. In the 91st minute, Edvard Holm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute, Pål Västerstrand 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. After a rather tough play, Hedesunda's Arvid Bäckman got a free kick in the 94th minute. AIK's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.