League Play-Off

Kristinehamn Stadion
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Michel Söderström started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute, Thomas Karlstedt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bo Bremming was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Arman Alén fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bo Bremming having to interfere. If Arman Alén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bo Bremming made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arman Alén in the 12th minute. When Thomas Karlstedt came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Kristinehamn 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 Thomas Karlstedt couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Ulricehamn's zone, Arman Alén stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bo Bremming came out of the goal and Arman Alén tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arman Alén's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bo Bremming read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Thomas Karlstedts short, quick shot in the 19thth minute got Bo Bremming to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Kristinehamn booed when Ulricehamn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bo Hjortberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thomas Karlstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bo Bremming having to interfere. A collision led to Kristinehamn getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Stefan Ennegren hit a great ball. Martin Ekberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johannes Svensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Arman Alén received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Bo Bremming tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thomas Karlstedt did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Bo Bremming 37 minutes into the match. Arman Alén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Ulricehamn defense, Arman Alén kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bo Bremming. The Ulricehamn fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bo Bremming should have stopped the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thomas Karlstedt made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Thomas Karlstedt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bo Bremming was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Arman Alén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th match minute, Ulricehamn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niklas Sundberg to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Ulricehamn's zone, Arman Alén stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bo Bremming came out of the goal and Arman Alén tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Johannes Svensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Michel Söderström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 71 minutes, Michel Falkrantz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kristinehamn and the Ulricehamn players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Kristinehamn's Michel Falkrantz got a free kick in the 71st minute. Thomas Karlstedt struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Bo Bremming didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kristinehamn. Bo Bremming took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Karlstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bo Bremming stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arman Alén's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Bo Bremming made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Karlstedt in the 87th minute of play. After 88 minutes, Ingvar Qvarnström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ulricehamn and the Kristinehamn players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Ulricehamn getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Ingvar Qvarnström hit a great ball. Thomas Karlstedt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ulricehamn's Bo Bremming played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arman Alén in the 93rd minute of play. A collision led to Ulricehamn getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Erland Örn hit a great ball. After 96 minutes Ulricehamn's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jens-Ola Berggren who took care of the corner kick. Jens-Ola Berggren made a great header on Kristinehamn's corner, it was just that Ulricehamn's Bo Bremming managed to reach the ball for a save. Kristinehamn walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.