League Play-Off

Kristinehamn Stadion
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Marko Bergman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Gunnar Hedbom fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. If Marko Bergman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, Maximilian Stenberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Egil Åberg scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Georg Lundqvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arne Gustafsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marko Bergman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gunnar Hedbom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Arne Gustafsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Marko Bergman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arne Gustafsson was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Rångedala's zone, Gunnar Hedbom stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arne Gustafsson came out of the goal and Gunnar Hedbom tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 26 minutes, Marko Bergman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kristinehamn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marko Bergman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Rångedala's Arne Gustafsson got control of the ball when Gunnar Hedbom tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marko Bergman in the 31st minute of play forced Rångedala's goalkeeper Arne Gustafsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rudolf Damm recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 35 minutes into the match, Rångedala's goalkeeper Arne Gustafsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gunnar Hedbom. Arne Gustafsson was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Gunnar Hedbom capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gunnar Hedbom really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Gunnar Hedbom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 60 minutes into the game, Egil Åberg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Georg Lundqvist. Egil Åberg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. If Marko Bergman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gunnar Hedbom might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arne Gustafsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gunnar Hedbom ran back to his position shaking his head. Arne Gustafsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marko Bergman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arne Gustafsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gunnar Hedbom in the 73rd minute of play. Marko Bergman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Arne Gustafsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kim Holmberg charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kim Holmberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 played minutes Rångedala got a freekick which was hit by Kim Holmberg. Arne Gustafsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marko Bergman, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Gabriel Ström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Arne Gustafsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gunnar Hedbom in the 88th minute of play forced Rångedala's goalkeeper Arne Gustafsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herman Vennerkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georg Lundqvist having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Egil Åberg fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Georg Lundqvist, passed just outside the right post. Georg Lundqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egil Åberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the final whistle went the supporters of Rångedala were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Kristinehamn side.