League Play-Off

Ekshärad
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sverker Hägglund made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when André Åkerberg got free with Lars Näfver in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lars Näfver was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Christian Simonsson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Christian Simonsson really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Lars Näfver made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Arne Hansson sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gottfrid Björck got free with Lars Näfver in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Sverker Hägglund managed to get in a good position for a shot. UCK Alboz's supporters rose to their feet, but Sverker Hägglund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sigvard Jönsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sigvard Jönsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sverker Hägglund in the 13th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, UCK Alboz's goal looked a bit too open when Arne Hansson came free, but Lars Näfver reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christian Simonsson succeeded in the game's 17th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. The audience was convinced that Sverker Hägglund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sigvard Jönsson was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Christian Simonsson took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Lars Näfver to make any attempt to save it. In the 32nd minute, Sverker Hägglund made a precise shot to the right of Sigvard Jönsson. Ekshärad BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Lars Näfver was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from George Söderberg. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st minute, Aleksander Pilblad 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, UCK Alboz's Elliott Eklund got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 60 minutes into the game, Sverker Hägglund cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Sigvard Jönsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sverker Hägglund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sigvard Jönsson having to interfere. After having played for 65 minutes, John Örtendal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UCK Alboz's supporters crossed their fingers, but John Örtendal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sverker Hägglund blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sigvard Jönsson having to make a save. Sverker Hägglund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Sigvard Jönsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jens Blomquist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sverker Hägglund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sigvard Jönsson having to interfere. André Åkerberg's late challenge caught a UCK Alboz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. André Åkerberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd match minute, Ekshärad BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Åkerberg to maneuver through the defense. 73 minutes into the match, UCK Alboz's Sverker Hägglund sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sigvard Jönsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 74th match minute, Ekshärad BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Simonsson to maneuver through the defense. Sverker Hägglund did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-3 to the left of a surprised Sigvard Jönsson 76 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Jens Blomquist 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. Lars Näfver showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksander Pilblad, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. UCK Alboz's Lars Näfver played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gottfrid Björck in the 84th minute of play. After 84 played minutes UCK Alboz got a freekick which was hit by John Örtendal. Fredrik Rosen kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. A hard shot 89 in the game by Sverker Hägglund from a close distance when the talented Sigvard Jönsson managed to make a qualified save. Ekshärad BK's players were relieved.