League Play-Off

Hillerstorp -vallen
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jens-Ove Uter kicked off to start the match. A hard shot 4 in the game by Sören Löfkvist from a close distance when the talented Bo Hjeltman managed to make a qualified save. Krylbo's players were relieved. Bo Hjeltman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jens-Ove Uter in the 5th minute of play. Krylbo's Bo Hjeltman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Krylbo from getting a goal against them. Håkan Sundberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Emil Lundin having to interfere. Nils-Emil Lundin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Håkan Sundberg in the 10th minute of play. In the 18th minute of the match, Jens-Ove Uter tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bo Hjeltman saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sören Löfkvist in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bo Hjeltman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nils-Emil Lundin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Håkan Sundberg in the 28th minute of the match. A collision led to Krylbo getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Michael Österlund hit a great ball. Håkan Sundberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nils-Emil Lundin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Håkan Sundberg in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Stig-Åke Fransson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hillerstorp's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Krylbo the free kick. After 43 played minutes Hillerstorp got a freekick which was hit by Stig-Åke Fransson. In the 44th minute of the match Bengt-Åke Persson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nils-Emil Lundin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jens-Ove Uter recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Börje Engström to make the kick off. Karl Smefeldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Nils-Emil Lundin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Börje Engström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Hillerstorp's zone, Börje Engström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nils-Emil Lundin came out of the goal and Börje Engström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bo Hjeltman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jens-Ove Uter in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute of the match Tony Bengtsson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bo Hjeltman showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Håkan Sundberg got free with Nils-Emil Lundin in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute, Börje Engström 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. If Håkan Sundberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute, Hillerstorp's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Håkan Sundberg fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 92 minutes into the match, Håkan Sundberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nils-Emil Lundin. Hillerstorp's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Håkan Sundberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Krylbo's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.