League Play-Off

Stenkullen -vallen
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Älvängen's Stellan Klack 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. In the 8thth minute of the game Stellan Klack who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stenkullen's Tomas Pihlgren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 14th match minute, Älvängen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Lund to maneuver through the defense. Christian Törnqvist didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Stenkullen's Sven Arvidsson shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After 23 played minutes Stenkullen got a freekick which was hit by Algot Mickelsson. Jan Kvick took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tomas Pihlgren. Stenkullen's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Älvängen booed when Stenkullen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jörgen Lange didn't get a good kick on the ball. Axel Wennersten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tomas Pihlgren having to make a save. After 31 played minutes Stenkullen got a freekick which was hit by Algot Mickelsson. If Axel Wennersten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Axel Wennersten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Tomas Pihlgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Älvängen's Christian Törnqvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Älvängen from getting a goal against them. After having played for 41 minutes, Sven Arvidsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stenkullen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sven Arvidsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sture Wiman during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Älvängen's Sture Wiman got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Bengt-Arne Persson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elias Lund hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Tomas Pihlgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stellan Klack, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bengt-Arne Persson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Törnqvist having to interfere. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Älvängen's goalkeeper Christian Törnqvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sven Arvidsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt-Arne Persson in the 65th minute of play forced Älvängen's goalkeeper Christian Törnqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axel Wennersten in the 67thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tomas Pihlgren, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Älvängen's goalkeeper Christian Törnqvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Sven Arvidsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Älvängen's Christian Törnqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven Arvidsson in the 75th minute of play. Tomas Pihlgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stellan Klack in the 77th minute of the match. Bengt-Arne Persson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Christian Törnqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stenkullen's Tomas Pihlgren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Stenkullen from getting a goal against them. Christian Törnqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven Arvidsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Henning Pihlgren hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Stellan Klack received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tomas Pihlgren came out and tried to block the shot, but Stellan Klack slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 97th minute.