League Play-Off

Njurunda -vallen
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ralf Utfal got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Pär Pålsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vindeln FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pär Pålsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Njurunda BF's zone, Pär Pålsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Albert Gunnarsson came out of the goal and Pär Pålsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Ralf Utfal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mikael Sundin made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Ludwig Markusson sent off a good shot on target. If Ludwig Markusson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ralf Utfal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikael Sundin having to interfere. The supporters of Njurunda BF booed when Vindeln FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arvin Lundkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albert Gunnarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvin Lundkvist in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Vindeln FK's goalkeeper Mikael Sundin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ludwig Markusson. Njurunda BF's Albert Gunnarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pär Pålsson in the 29th minute of play. After 30 played minutes Njurunda BF got a freekick which was hit by Arman Bäckström. Albert Gunnarsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pär Pålsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Vindeln FK's Arvin Lundkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 39th minute by Ralf Utfal got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ludwig Markusson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Mikael Sundin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Albert Gunnarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvin Lundkvist in the 43rd minute of play. Ragnar Vester hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute of the match Vindeln FK got a corner. Njurunda BF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arman Jespersson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gustav Boström thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Albert Gunnarsson, a very annoying self made goal in the 46th minute which led to 0-1. The Njurunda BF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Vindeln FK were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pär Pålsson to make the kick off. After 54 played minutes, Vindeln FK's Henrik Åström shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Albert Gunnarsson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Vindeln FK reached it. Arvin Lundkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Albert Gunnarsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Njurunda BF's Albert Gunnarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pär Pålsson in the 63rd minute of play. After 69 played minutes Njurunda BF got a freekick which was hit by Arman Bäckström. Pär Pålsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arvin Lundkvist got free with Albert Gunnarsson in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vindeln FK were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Njurunda BF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arman Jespersson took the corner. After taking down the ball on Vindeln FK's corner Arman Jespersson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Albert Gunnarsson quite easily take care of the ball. Arvin Lundkvist took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Albert Gunnarsson. Albert Gunnarsson 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. After a defensive mix-up in Njurunda BF's zone, Pär Pålsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Albert Gunnarsson came out of the goal and Pär Pålsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Ludwig Markusson came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Njurunda BF 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 Ludwig Markusson couldn't finish the play. After 96 minutes, Sune Biörkman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Njurunda BF and the Vindeln FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th minute, Sune Biörkman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Vindeln FK players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.