League Play-Off

Skog
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when William Ahlgren took the kick off in the first half of the match. William Ahlgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gösta Wickander read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Skog's Filip Stenman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tommy Örn in the 6th minute of play. Olof Harman might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Filip Stenman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olof Harman ran back to his position shaking his head. Tommy Örn blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Filip Stenman having to make a save. In the 12th minute Olof Harman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filip Stenman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Alvar Sundberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Skog's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Östersund the free kick. Tommy Örn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Östersund's Gösta Wickander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Ahlgren in the 17th minute of play. Ivar Valrot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gösta Wickander having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, William Ahlgren notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Östersund's Gösta Wickander. Gösta Wickander was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexander Offendahl during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 22 played minutes Östersund got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Offendahl. 25 minutes into the match, Östersund's goal looked a bit too open when William Ahlgren came free, but Gösta Wickander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute, William Ahlgren made a precise shot to the right of Gösta Wickander. Östersund's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 31st minute, Ivar Valrot made a precise shot to the right of Gösta Wickander. Östersund's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivar Valrot got free with Gösta Wickander in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Skog's Filip Stenman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tommy Örn in the 37th minute of play. William Ahlgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Gösta Wickander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ivar Valrot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. William Ahlgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gösta Wickander having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Alvar Sundberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Gösta Wickander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivar Valrot in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gösta Wickander saved Östersund from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Östersund's Gert Jönsätt got a free kick in the 55th minute. Gösta Wickander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Ahlgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. If William Ahlgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Ahlgren in the 65th minute of play forced Östersund's goalkeeper Gösta Wickander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the game, Skog's William Ahlgren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gösta Wickander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Gösta Wickander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivar Valrot in the 72nd minute of play. Alexander Offendahl was shown his second yellow card after 72 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 73rd match minute, Östersund was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Offendahl to maneuver through the defense. Gösta Wickander didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from William Ahlgren went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. In the 78th minute, Tage Söderberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the game, Tommy Örn cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Filip Stenman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. William Ahlgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gösta Wickander having to interfere. Bertil Bengtsson kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Skog's Osvald Hammarström tried to score from far away in the 89th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to Skog getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Tage Söderberg hit a great ball. When the referee ended the match the Skog players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.