League Play-Off

Valhalla IP
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Lövestad's Aleksander Albom got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute of the match Ove Smedfeldt shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Helge Koch showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 9th minute, Emanuel Stenkvist made a precise shot to the right of Alvar Algren. Stampen Lejonet's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Greger Henriksson in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Helge Koch, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 20thth minute of the game Jörn Björck who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lövestad's Helge Koch was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25th minute, Eric Wikander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Stampen Lejonet getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Conny Forssberg hit a great ball. After having played for 35 minutes, Jan-Erik Biörling managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lövestad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jan-Erik Biörling was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 37th minute Jan-Erik Biörling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvar Algren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute Emanuel Stenkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvar Algren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Greger Henriksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Helge Koch having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörn Björck in the 42nd minute of play forced Lövestad's goalkeeper Helge Koch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jörn Björck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Helge Koch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jörn Björck, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emanuel Stenkvist to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Greger Henriksson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Helge Koch was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Jörn Björck, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 58 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Helge Koch was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Jan-Erik Biörling scored 1-2 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alvar Algren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 1-3 became the score in the 70th minute when Emanuel Stenkvist elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Erik Biörling got free with Alvar Algren in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Stampen Lejonet's Alvar Algren got control of the ball when Jan-Erik Biörling tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Emanuel Stenkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Helge Koch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jörn Björck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the game, Jörn Björck cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Helge Koch was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 91 minutes into the match, Stampen Lejonet's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Stenkvist came free, but Alvar Algren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvar Algren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Stenkvist in the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lövestad eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.