League Play-Off

Vittsjö
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Kent Bure made the kick off and thus started the match. Jan Tönnberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Emanuel Westerberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Vittsjö's goal looked a bit too open when Gunnar Håkansson came free, but Kim Fribäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vittsjö's Kim Fribäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gunnar Håkansson in the 11th minute of play. Gunnar Håkansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Kim Fribäck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jan Tönnberg struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Emanuel Westerberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vittsjö. 31 minutes into the match, Björneborg's goalkeeper Emanuel Westerberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan Tönnberg. In the 33rd match minute, Björneborg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torbjörn Alén to maneuver through the defense. Freddie Forsman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emanuel Westerberg. Björneborg's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Emanuel Westerberg made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Jan Tönnberg sent off a good shot on target. Kjell Beckman's late challenge caught a Björneborg's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kjell Beckman helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Björneborg booed when Vittsjö was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kjell Beckman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 45 played minutes, Björneborg's Staffan Böcklund shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kim Fribäck came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Björneborg reached it. Kim Fribäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kent Bure in the 46th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Östen Harlén stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The Vittsjö fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Vittsjö's Östen Harlén looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Östen Harlén fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Westerberg having to interfere. Emanuel Westerberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Tönnberg in the 68th minute of play. Östen Harlén fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Westerberg having to interfere. Jan Tönnberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emanuel Westerberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Jan Tönnberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Östen Harlén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 93 minutes into the match, Björneborg's goal looked a bit too open when Östen Harlén came free, but Emanuel Westerberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 95th play minutes Östen Harlén shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Emanuel Westerberg and just under the crossbar into goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Vittsjö had won after a very even match.