League Play-Off

Flyinge Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ralf Nordal made the kick off which started today's match. When Sandviken's Kurt Skager in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flyinge's goalie prevented a goal. When Elias Lilja came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Flyinge 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 Elias Lilja couldn't finish the play. Ralf Nordal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tage Nordkvist read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Ralf Nordal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tage Nordkvist. Flyinge's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ralf Nordal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ralf Nordal took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tage Nordkvist. Tage Nordkvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Ralf Nordal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Tage Nordkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ralf Nordal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 45 minutes into the match, Sandviken's Ralf Nordal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tage Nordkvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Elias Lilja made the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Sandviken's Tage Nordkvist threw himself towards the right post 55 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ralf Nordal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Kurt Skager received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Tage Nordkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 61 minutes, Elias Lilja mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Flyinge and the Sandviken players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Flyinge getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Elias Lilja hit a great ball. With his leg Tage Nordkvist managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Sandviken's Kurt Skager fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jan-Åke Asserlindh during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sandviken booed when Flyinge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Åke Asserlindh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Kurt Skager could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Tage Nordkvist however easily saved by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lars-Erik Berglund during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Kurt Skager had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kurt Skager scored 0-4 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tage Nordkvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Flyinge's Tage Nordkvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Flyinge from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute, Ralf Nordal 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 defensive mix-up in Flyinge's zone, Kurt Skager stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tage Nordkvist came out of the goal and Kurt Skager tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kåre Almqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Olle Kellberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Viktor Simonsson. Sandviken's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olle Kellberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Tage Nordkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Stolpe in the 94th minute of play.