League Play-Off

Rörvik
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Evert Caspersson got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Rörvik RK's Stig-Åke Finman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tomas Västlund. That made the score 1-0 after 13 minutes of play. When Edward Arhenius, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 16 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Tomas Västlund was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Tomas Västlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig-Åke Finman in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20thth minute of the game Aaron Kling who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rörvik RK's Petter Bratt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Evert Caspersson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Visingsö's supporters rose to their feet, but Evert Caspersson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Petter Bratt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Evert Caspersson came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Visingsö 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 Evert Caspersson couldn't finish the play. 32 minutes into the match, Visingsö's goal looked a bit too open when Stig-Åke Finman came free, but Tomas Västlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petter Bratt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evert Caspersson in the 37th minute of play. Lennart Colin charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lennart Colin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Visingsö booed when Rörvik RK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lennart Colin didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Aaron Kling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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 Stig-Åke Finman to make the kick off. Aaron Kling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 59 minutes, Aaron Kling managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Visingsö's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aaron Kling was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tomas Västlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig-Åke Finman in the 63rd minute of play. Evert Caspersson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Petter Bratt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 70 minutes of play, Visingsö's Aaron Kling made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Petter Bratt was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 73 minutes, Edward Arhenius managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rörvik RK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Arhenius was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evert Caspersson struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Petter Bratt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Visingsö. Petter Bratt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aaron Kling in the 80th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Stig-Åke Finman notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Visingsö's Tomas Västlund. Tomas Västlund was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edward Arhenius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomas Västlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig-Åke Finman in the 90th minute of play. Lennart Colin kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Visingsö's Petter Bratt threw himself towards the right post 95 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Evert Caspersson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Rörvik RK's Edward Arhenius got a free kick in the 97th minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.