League Play-Off

Bollnäs Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mikael Wållander made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Mikael Wållander had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stellan Eliasson. Bollnäs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mikael Wållander was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Rudolf Dahlquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Mikael Wållander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stellan Eliasson was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Mattias Blom struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Kalle Tidén didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bollnäs. Stellan Eliasson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rudolf Dahlquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikael Wållander in the 20th minute of play forced Bollnäs's goalkeeper Stellan Eliasson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Bollnäs's Mats Beneth got a free kick in the 21st minute. Mikael Wållander might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stellan Eliasson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikael Wållander ran back to his position shaking his head. Mats Andersson's late challenge caught a Bollnäs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mats Andersson helped the player get up and apologised. After 25 played minutes Mariannelund RK got a freekick which was hit by Mats Andersson. When Mikael Wållander came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Mariannelund RK 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 Mikael Wållander couldn't finish the play. After 41 played minutes Bollnäs got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Rudqvist. Rudolf Dahlquist 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. The supporters of Mariannelund RK booed when Bollnäs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mats Beneth didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Henning Tönnberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Kalle Tidén tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mattias Blom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anthon Lövgren hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 67th minute by Rudolf Dahlquist got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 68th match minute, Bollnäs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Stigsson to maneuver through the defense. After 70 minutes, Dick Berg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bollnäs and the Mariannelund RK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bollnäs's Dick Berg got a free kick in the 70th minute. Mikael Wållander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Stellan Eliasson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mikael Wållander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stellan Eliasson having to interfere. Mariannelund RK's Rudolf Dahlquist got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rudolf Dahlquist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stellan Eliasson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rudolf Dahlquist in the 91st minute. Henning Tönnberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kalle Tidén. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henning Tönnberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Mariannelund RK's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.