League Play-Off

Norrfjärden
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) If Casper Winström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Magne Rang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Gunnar Bremming tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Norrfjärden's Jerry Melin got a free kick in the 8th minute. Jerry Melin hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Jonatan Eklund hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute, Magne Rang 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. Carl Ödman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bengt-Åke Jelm's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Norrfjärden's Sten Fransson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carl Ödman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Norrfjärden's Gunnar Bremming played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Lidman in the 27th minute of play. If Magne Rang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gunnar Bremming showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magne Rang, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Magne Rang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gunnar Bremming having to interfere. If Sten Fransson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bengt-Åke Jelm was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 44th minute. Norrfjärden's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Kenneth Olenberg's late challenge caught a Hammarby's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kenneth Olenberg helped the player get up and apologised. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Magne Rang was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Sten Fransson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carl Ödman was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. After 53 played minutes Hammarby got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Asserlindh. The audience was convinced that Bengt-Åke Jelm's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carl Ödman was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. If Sten Fransson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hammarby's goalkeeper Carl Ödman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, Bengt-Åke Jelm had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carl Ödman. Hammarby's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bengt-Åke Jelm was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sten Fransson in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carl Ödman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carl Ödman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bengt-Åke Jelm in the 88th minute of play. Carl Ödman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Åke Jelm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 91 minutes, Sten Fransson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Norrfjärden's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sten Fransson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carl Ödman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sten Fransson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Hammarby's zone, Bengt-Åke Jelm stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carl Ödman came out of the goal and Bengt-Åke Jelm tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Norrfjärden's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.