League Play-Off

Kumla Stadion
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Per-Arne Söderqwist got the match started through his kick off. Glumslöv's Thomas Löfdahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per-Arne Söderqwist in the 3rd minute of play. After 10 played minutes Kumla BK got a freekick which was hit by Per-Olof Hermansson. Orvar Jönsson, 11 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kristian Knutsson in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Calle Arvidsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 16 minutes into the match, Kumla BK's goal looked a bit too open when Kristian Knutsson came free, but Calle Arvidsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Kristian Knutsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Glumslöv's supporters rose to their feet, but Kristian Knutsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Calle Arvidsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Calle Arvidsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johannes Rydelius, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. If Per-Arne Söderqwist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thomas Löfdahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per-Arne Söderqwist in the 28th minute of the match. If Kristian Knutsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jens Westerstrand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Calle Arvidsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Calle Arvidsson came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Glumslöv's Kristian Knutsson. But to his dismay, Kristian Knutsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Glumslöv's August Blom got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 48th minute, Matthias Bank ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thomas Löfdahl was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kristian Knutsson to make the kick off. Thomas Löfdahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthias Bank in the 55th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Per-Arne Söderqwist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Löfdahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Löfdahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per-Olof Hermansson in the 65th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Kristian Knutsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Calle Arvidsson was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Kristian Knutsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Calle Arvidsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kristian Knutsson ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Kristian Knutsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Glumslöv's supporters rose to their feet, but Kristian Knutsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Calle Arvidsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 79th minute, Jens Westerstrand 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. In the 82nd minute Kristian Knutsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Calle Arvidsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Kumla BK defense, Jens Westerstrand kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Calle Arvidsson. The Kumla BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Calle Arvidsson should have stopped the shot. If Kristian Knutsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Per-Arne Söderqwist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Kumla BK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Glumslöv's performance. The match ended with a win for Glumslöv.