League Play-Off

Södra Sunderbyn Stad
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Södra Sunderbyn's Egon Lindgren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Södra Sunderbyn's zone, Otto Samuelsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elias Arvidsson came out of the goal and Otto Samuelsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Egon Lindgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mikael Hermansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egon Lindgren in the 15th minute of play. Egon Lindgren struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Mikael Hermansson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Södra Sunderbyn. Elias Arvidsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sören Finnman, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sören Finnman in the 28th minute of play forced Södra Sunderbyn's goalkeeper Elias Arvidsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Sören Finnman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Arvidsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Södra Sunderbyn defense, Sören Finnman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elias Arvidsson. The Södra Sunderbyn fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elias Arvidsson should have stopped the shot. If Otto Samuelsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sören Finnman to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Karlholmsbruk defense, Egon Lindgren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mikael Hermansson. The Karlholmsbruk fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mikael Hermansson should have stopped the shot. Sven-Arne Martinsson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 62nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mikael Hermansson. Karlholmsbruk's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Karlholmsbruk's Mikael Hermansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egon Lindgren in the 65th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karl Vollander during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Karl Vollander kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Egon Lindgren put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mikael Hermansson. When Ove Hedvall fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Södra Sunderbyn's protests and gave Ove Hedvall a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Södra Sunderbyn getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Ove Hedvall hit a great ball. In the 71st minute Egon Lindgren suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 71 minutes into the game, Sune Isaksson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karlholmsbruk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Södra Sunderbyn the free kick. Elias Arvidsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Otto Samuelsson in the 76th minute. Sören Finnman struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Elias Arvidsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Karlholmsbruk. If Otto Samuelsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st match minute, Södra Sunderbyn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ian Pååk to maneuver through the defense. Peter Igelström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Karlholmsbruk's Mikael Hermansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Igelström in the 94th minute of play.