League Play-Off

Knutby Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mathias Dalman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulf Vennerkvist in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carl Dalgren saved Umeå from getting behind. In the last second Carl Dalgren throw himself and got hold of the ball when Ulf Vennerkvist in the 9thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The supporters of Knutby IK booed when Umeå was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dag Åkesson didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Umeå booed when Knutby IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Ekeroth didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jim Stephansson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Karl-Erik Wiklund having to make a save. Ulf Vennerkvist succeeded in the game's 17th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. The audience was convinced that Jim Stephansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl-Erik Wiklund was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Karl-Erik Wiklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jim Stephansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Umeå's zone, Herbert Lindberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carl Dalgren came out of the goal and Herbert Lindberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Umeå's Carl Dalgren got control of the ball when Herbert Lindberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute, Umeå's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Herbert Lindberg fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulf Vennerkvist in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carl Dalgren saved Umeå from getting behind. If Herbert Lindberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ulf Vennerkvist was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Ulf Vennerkvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Carl Dalgren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jim Stephansson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Karl-Erik Wiklund when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ulf Vennerkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th minute, Dag Åkesson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Knutby IK's Herbert Lindberg got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carl Dalgren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ulf Vennerkvist's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 68th minute, Herbert Lindberg made a precise shot to the right of Carl Dalgren. Umeå's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Ulf Vennerkvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carl Dalgren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ulf Vennerkvist ran back to his position shaking his head. Carl Dalgren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ulf Vennerkvist's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Carl Dalgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulf Vennerkvist in the 80th minute of the match. After having played for 82 minutes, Herbert Lindberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Knutby IK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herbert Lindberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carl Dalgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulf Vennerkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Dag Åkesson hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Knutby IK's Max Sjöberg couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 86th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Umeå. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Lindberg in the 91st minute of play forced Umeå's goalkeeper Carl Dalgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jim Stephansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Erik Wiklund having to interfere. 3-1 became the score in the 95th minute when Jim Stephansson elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar.