League Play-Off

Norberg -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Sundling made the kick off which started today's match. Måns Utfal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rickard Haglund having to interfere. If Tomas Sundling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Greger Drake came free with the goalkeeper in the 8th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mats Axelsson could save by the left post. Rickard Haglund stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernt Wallgren's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. The audience was convinced that Bernt Wallgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rickard Haglund was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Norberg BK's Rickard Haglund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernt Wallgren in the 14th minute of play. If Tomas Sundling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Greger Drake's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Mats Axelsson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tomas Sundling received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Mats Axelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Torgny Hjelm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mats Axelsson was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Tomas Sundling capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomas Sundling really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 41st minute, Måns Utfal 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernt Wallgren in the 42nd minute of play forced Norberg BK's goalkeeper Rickard Haglund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bernt Wallgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rickard Haglund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Måns Utfal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rickard Haglund came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Holmön's Bernt Wallgren. But to his dismay, Bernt Wallgren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Måns Utfal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Måns Utfal took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Rickard Haglund to make any attempt to save it. After having played for 58 minutes, Måns Utfal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Holmön's supporters crossed their fingers, but Måns Utfal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Norberg BK getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Arvid Löfgren hit a great ball. 63 minutes into the game, Bernt Wallgren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Rickard Haglund was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roger Molander's late challenge caught a Holmön's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roger Molander helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Norberg BK getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Roger Molander hit a great ball. Rickard Haglund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Klemensson in the 67th minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Thor Göransson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Holmön's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Norberg BK the free kick. In the 72nd minute, Thor Göransson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Norberg BK's Greger Drake fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Måns Utfal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Rickard Haglund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rickard Haglund stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Måns Utfal's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Norberg BK's zone, Bernt Wallgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rickard Haglund came out of the goal and Bernt Wallgren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernt Wallgren got free with Rickard Haglund in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomas Sundling received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Mats Axelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bernt Wallgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Sundling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomas Sundling might have been able to make a better finish in the 100th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mats Axelsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Sundling ran back to his position shaking his head. After 102 minutes, Tom Sävström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Holmön and the Norberg BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 102nd minute, Tom Sävström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 103rd minute of the match Roger Molander sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mats Axelsson skillfully saved the ball. Holmön'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.