League Play-Off

Karlskoga -vallen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Henry Winström took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sverker Hedström took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arne Dalman. Arne Dalman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 11thth minute of the game Henry Winström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Karlskoga RK's Arne Dalman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. SouthSideSquad's Henry Winström got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arne Dalman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Winström in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johan Sjöberg in the 26th minute of play forced Karlskoga RK's goalkeeper Arne Dalman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Krister Liljeström hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Egon Söderquist got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Viggo Joensson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Kasper Uggstedt made a huge save. If Henry Winström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Karlskoga RK's zone, Egon Söderquist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arne Dalman came out of the goal and Egon Söderquist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of SouthSideSquad booed when Karlskoga RK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven-Olof Palmquist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Johan Sjöberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne Dalman having to interfere.

The wind increased when Krister Liljeström made the kick off in the second half. After 58 played minutes Karlskoga RK got a freekick which was hit by Uno Byström. Egon Söderquist struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Arne Dalman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SouthSideSquad. In the 65th minute, Egon Söderquist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henry Winström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arne Dalman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. A collision led to Karlskoga RK getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Björn Sundberg hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viggo Joensson in the 76th minute of play forced SouthSideSquad's goalkeeper Kasper Uggstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Karlskoga RK's Arne Dalman got control of the ball when Egon Söderquist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Uno Byström charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Uno Byström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Karlskoga RK getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Uno Byström hit a great ball. Johan Sjöberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne Dalman having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, Egon Söderquist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SouthSideSquad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Egon Söderquist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henry Hedberg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kasper Uggstedt. SouthSideSquad's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Karlskoga RK succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though SouthSideSquad had controlled the match.