League Play-Off

Upton
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hjalmar Lövskog made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Holger Strömbom in the 3rd minute of play forced Vrigstad RK's goalkeeper Gert Asserlindh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Los Locos's Zenon Bendyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hjalmar Lövskog in the 4th minute of play. Alexander Nordmark kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute of the match Per-Åke Stolpe sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gert Asserlindh skillfully saved the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Los Locos's goalkeeper Zenon Bendyk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaf Tillman. After 12 played minutes Vrigstad RK got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Nordmark. Gustaf Tillman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zenon Bendyk having to interfere. Christoffer Bäck blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gert Asserlindh having to make a save. Christoffer Bäck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gert Asserlindh having to interfere. Markus Östensson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Gert Asserlindh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 29 played minutes Los Locos got a freekick which was hit by Holger Strömbom. Markus Östensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gert Asserlindh having to interfere. If Christoffer Bäck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, Christoffer Bäck made a precise shot to the right of Gert Asserlindh. Vrigstad RK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Markus Östensson came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Los Locos 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 Markus Östensson couldn't finish the play. After 45 minutes of play, Los Locos's Christoffer Bäck made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gert Asserlindh was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Los Locos were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Christoffer Bäck made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Vrigstad RK got a freekick which was hit by Per Wallman. The supporters of Los Locos booed when Vrigstad RK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Per Wallman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Los Locos's Per-Åke Stolpe tried to score from far away in the 54th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Christoffer Bäck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gert Asserlindh having to interfere. Gert Asserlindh had great luck who in the 58thth minute grab hold of the ball when Christoffer Bäck from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Markus Östensson hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Hjalmar Lövskog's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zenon Bendyk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Alexander Nordmark hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Zenon Bendyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hjalmar Lövskog, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Markus Östensson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Gert Asserlindh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Christoffer Bäck came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Los Locos 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 Christoffer Bäck couldn't finish the play. Markus Östensson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Gert Asserlindh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Christoffer Bäck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Los Locos could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Vrigstad RK throughout the match.