League Play-Off

Björköby
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Olle Siöman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. John Kalfhage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. John Kalfhage showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olle Siöman in the 6th minute of the match. Joar Gustavsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Björköby IFK's zone, Joar Gustavsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michael Högberg came out of the goal and Joar Gustavsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 19 minutes into the game, Kenny Beneth was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Björköby IFK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kvarteret Skatan the free kick. Kenny Beneth hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute Gösta Britz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michael Högberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Joar Gustavsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michael Högberg was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Björköby IFK! The referee gave Kvarteret Skatan a penalty, 33 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Boris Bruhn, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Björköby IFK's Michael Högberg. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olle Siöman in the 37th minute of play forced Kvarteret Skatan's goalkeeper John Kalfhage to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sture Lövskog had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joar Gustavsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joar Gustavsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 46 minutes into the match, Björköby IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Gösta Britz came free, but Michael Högberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joar Gustavsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. John Kalfhage showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sture Lövskog in the 52nd minute of the match. Michael Högberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joar Gustavsson in the 59th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Björköby IFK's goalkeeper Michael Högberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gösta Britz. Gösta Britz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Högberg having to interfere. Ingvar Hylander's late challenge caught a Björköby IFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ingvar Hylander helped the player get up and apologised. Kvarteret Skatan's John Kalfhage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sture Lövskog in the 71st minute of play. Sture Lövskog received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. John Kalfhage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sture Lövskog received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. John Kalfhage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Arvid Johnsson fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Björköby IFK's protests and gave Arvid Johnsson a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in Björköby IFK's zone, Joar Gustavsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michael Högberg came out of the goal and Joar Gustavsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sture Lövskog fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Kalfhage having to interfere. Sture Lövskog received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. John Kalfhage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fredrik Wickander's late challenge caught a Björköby IFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fredrik Wickander helped the player get up and apologised. Björköby IFK's Sture Lövskog got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee gave Björköby IFK a penalty, 94 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alf Eklund, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Kvarteret Skatan's John Kalfhage. 2-1. Björköby IFK's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.