League Play-Off

Söråker
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Henrik Jonasson made the kick off and thus started the match. Henrik Jonasson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 8 minutes into the game, Harald Alstedt lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Peter Klack. After a defensive mix-up in Granbergsdal's zone, Harald Alstedt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Peter Klack came out of the goal and Harald Alstedt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Harald Alstedt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the match, Söråker RK's Harald Alstedt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Peter Klack narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 20 minutes into the game, Ingmar Hellkvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Granbergsdal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Söråker RK the free kick. After 20 played minutes Granbergsdal got a freekick which was hit by Ingmar Hellkvist. Torsten Malmgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christer Falkrans in the 24th minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Christer Falkrans notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Söråker RK's Torsten Malmgren. Torsten Malmgren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sonny Apelquist charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sonny Apelquist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Christer Falkrans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Torsten Malmgren was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Granbergsdal's Ture Månsson got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Christer Falkrans came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Granbergsdal 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 Christer Falkrans couldn't finish the play. In the 44th minute, Henrik Jonasson 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. Karl Kilstedt hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 49th minute, Ture Månsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Granbergsdal's supporters rose to their feet, but Ture Månsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Torsten Malmgren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

A collision led to Söråker RK getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Karl-Michael Askstedt hit a great ball. Christer Falkrans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Torsten Malmgren having to interfere. Peter Klack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrik Jonasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Harald Alstedt came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Söråker 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 Harald Alstedt couldn't finish the play. Harald Alstedt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ture Månsson in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Torsten Malmgren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A hard shot 68 in the game by Christer Falkrans from a close distance when the talented Torsten Malmgren managed to make a qualified save. Söråker RK's players were relieved. Niklas Ekeroth hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. With his leg Torsten Malmgren managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Granbergsdal's Christer Falkrans fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Christer Falkrans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the game, Martin Löfkvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Söråker RK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Granbergsdal the free kick. In the 74th minute, Martin Löfkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Söråker RK! Söråker RK:s Torsten Malmgren showed great skill when he stopped William Josefsson:s penalty. William Josefsson took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Torsten Malmgren. Torsten Malmgren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Ture Månsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Torsten Malmgren having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Henrik Jonasson in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Peter Klack prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Christer Falkrans's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Torsten Malmgren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Henrik Jonasson scored 2-2 in the 99th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Peter Klack, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Granbergsdal players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Söråker RK from taking control. The game ends in a draw.