League Play-Off

Ulrika
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edwin Vik took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Jan-Olof Hamberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ulrika IF and the Jespers IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 3 played minutes Ulrika IF got a freekick which was hit by Jan-Olof Hamberg. Jörgen Apelkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göran Lundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Ivar Österlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anders Torsberg having to interfere. In the 11th match minute, Jespers IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Börge Lundgren to maneuver through the defense. When Ivar Österlund, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 15 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Anders Torsberg was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After 16 played minutes Jespers IF got a freekick which was hit by Börge Lundgren. When Ivar Österlund came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Ulrika IF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ivar Österlund couldn't finish the play. Göran Lundström struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Jörgen Apelkvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jespers IF. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Lindberg in the 27th minute of play forced Ulrika IF's goalkeeper Jörgen Apelkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Edwin Vik 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. 33 minutes into the match, Jespers IF's goalkeeper Anders Torsberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivar Österlund. Ivar Österlund struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Anders Torsberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ulrika IF. Ivar Österlund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edwin Vik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anders Torsberg having to interfere. After 41 minutes of play Ulrika IF's Jan-Olof Hamberg was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Ulrika IF getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Jan-Olof Hamberg hit a great ball. When Göran Lundström came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Jespers IF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Göran Lundström couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nils Lindberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ivar Österlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anders Torsberg having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Edwin Vik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anders Torsberg. Jespers IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edwin Vik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Ivar Österlund managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ulrika IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivar Österlund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anders Torsberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonny Dahlquist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anders Torsberg having to interfere. Nils Lindberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Jörgen Apelkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ulrika IF's Jörgen Apelkvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Ulrika IF from getting a goal against them. Jonny Dahlquist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There was no doubt that Ulrika IF were the better team. Ulrika IF's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.