League Play-Off

Hasselfors
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Magne Nyström kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leif Stephansson in the 3rd minute of play forced Hasselfors's goalkeeper Gert Björklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joar Nyman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Gert Björklund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, Dalby RK's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Vallengren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrian Ström. Sven-Olof Vallengren made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Adrian Ström sent off a good shot on target. In the 13th minute, one of Dalby RK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Dalby RK. Kjell Lundkvist shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After a rather tough play, Dalby RK's Knut Forsman got a free kick in the 25th minute. Sven-Olof Vallengren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adrian Ström in the 29th minute. 39 minutes in the game, Adrian Ström fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Sven-Olof Vallengren having to interfere. Gert Björklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leif Stephansson in the 45th minute of play. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leif Stephansson to strike the kick off in the second half. Gert Björklund was a little too slow when Leif Stephansson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 61st minute, Bo Bergström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 63 minutes, Joar Nyman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dalby RK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joar Nyman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joseph Lindgren took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sven-Olof Vallengren. Dalby RK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 68th minute, Jens-Erik Wennerquist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee felt a red card was in order, 73 minutes into the game, when Birger Arenstedt put in a rough tackle. The goalkeeper, Gert Björklund, was totally fooled by Dalby RK's Anders Drake, who 75 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When Joar Nyman came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Dalby RK 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 Joar Nyman couldn't finish the play. Hasselfors's Gert Björklund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Hasselfors from getting a goal against them. 84 minutes into the game, Adrian Ström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Sven-Olof Vallengren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Leif Stephansson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hasselfors's Gert Björklund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Hasselfors from getting a goal against them. Leif Stephansson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gert Björklund having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 100th minute, Joar Nyman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dalby RK's supporters rose to their feet, but Joar Nyman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gert Björklund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dalby RK's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.