League Play-Off

Bovallstrand Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Verner Thidén kicked off to start the match. The supporters of THE Xx booed when Bovallstrand was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Gernberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Per-Erik Sundström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but THE Xx's Rikard Hellsing was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in THE Xx's zone, Per-Erik Sundström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rikard Hellsing came out of the goal and Per-Erik Sundström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Samuel Gernberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Rikard Hellsing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bovallstrand's Carl Alström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Verner Thidén in the 21st minute of play. With a little luck, THE Xx's Rikard Hellsing got control of the ball when Tomas Bank tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alf Hjortberg kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Bovallstrand's Rikard Hellsing threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Per-Erik Sundström, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tomas Bank received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Rikard Hellsing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Per-Erik Sundström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 50 minutes into the match, THE Xx's Ivar Christoffersson broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Per-Erik Sundström was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Samuel Åkerman notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Bovallstrand's Carl Alström. Carl Alström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 58th match minute, Bovallstrand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alf Hjortberg to maneuver through the defense. THE Xx's Samuel Åkerman got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Bovallstrand's Samuel Gernberg got a free kick in the 60th minute. Samuel Åkerman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Carl Alström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th minute Verner Thidén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carl Alström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Bank in the 72nd minute of play forced THE Xx's goalkeeper Rikard Hellsing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 75 minutes, Per-Erik Sundström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bovallstrand's supporters crossed their fingers, but Per-Erik Sundström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carl Alström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Verner Thidén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 83rd minute of the match Samuel Gernberg completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Samuel Gernberg a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Samuel Gernberg kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 87th minute, Tomas Bank 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yngve Ahlbom in the 89th minute of play forced THE Xx's goalkeeper Rikard Hellsing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rikard Hellsing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Bank, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.