League Play-Off

Vicente Calderón
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) RevolutioN's Kent Lundin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arvid Burman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Emil Pilberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Emil Pilberg sped through RevolutioN's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Michael Strand. In the 11th minute of the match Mathias Lövskog shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michael Strand showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Björn Ambjörnsson succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 15th playminute. The supporters of Aggettiking booed when RevolutioN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Björn Blixt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aggettiking's Emil Pilberg got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kent Lundin struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Ove Skark didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RevolutioN. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bo-Erik Wahlnäs during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Emil Pilberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Strand having to interfere. Michael Strand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Pilberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 minutes RevolutioN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Inge Abrahamsson who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Inge Abrahamsson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but RevolutioN's Michael Strand did a great save. Michael Strand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Pilberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arvid Burman kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Ove Skark stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kent Lundin's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emil Pilberg to make the kick off. Michael Strand was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Fredrik Hellsing. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Lövskog in the 55th minute of play forced RevolutioN's goalkeeper Michael Strand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emil Pilberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Strand having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in RevolutioN's zone, Mathias Lövskog stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michael Strand came out of the goal and Mathias Lövskog tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mathias Lövskog blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Michael Strand having to make a save. Emil Pilberg had several of the RevolutioN's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 68 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-2 score and a disappointed Michael Strand as he didn't even see the shot coming. Bo-Erik Wahlnäs scored 2-2 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ove Skark, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ove Skark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kent Lundin in the 77th minute of the match. With a little luck, RevolutioN's Michael Strand got control of the ball when Mathias Lövskog tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aggettiking's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.