League Play-Off

Nordmaling -vallen
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Nordmaling RK's Tomas Fernström got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 4th minute, Nils-Åke Vennerdal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hjalmar Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilhelm Arvidsson in the 8th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Wilhelm Arvidsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. AIK's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilhelm Arvidsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hjalmar Olofsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alvin Stenqvist during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Nordmaling RK booed when AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvin Stenqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thomas Nordström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dennis Vinström went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Wilhelm Arvidsson struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Hjalmar Olofsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AIK. Nordmaling RK's Hjalmar Olofsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markus Ahlquist in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Wilhelm Arvidsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hjalmar Olofsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 33rd match minute, Nordmaling RK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kjell-Arne Byström to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 36 minutes, Markus Ahlquist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AIK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Markus Ahlquist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Markus Ahlquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roger Bergren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Thomas Nordström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilhelm Arvidsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hjalmar Olofsson having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roger Bergren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hjalmar Olofsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markus Ahlquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximilian Löfdahl charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maximilian Löfdahl the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dennis Vinström 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. When Dennis Vinström came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Nordmaling 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 Dennis Vinström couldn't finish the play. If Roger Bergren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute, Wilhelm Arvidsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AIK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Roger Bergren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Nordström having to interfere. A collision led to AIK getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Alvin Stenqvist hit a great ball. When Roger Bergren, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 85 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Thomas Nordström was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Wilhelm Arvidsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dennis Vinström hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. The AIK players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.