League Play-Off

Edsbruk Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Börje Bergqvist started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Lavsjön's goalkeeper Axel Blom had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karl-Oskar Karlsson. If Osvald Biörk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Anton Svanberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osvald Biörk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Helge Kihlman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvald Biörk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 played minutes Edsbruk RK got a freekick which was hit by Henrik Västerstrand. After 18 minutes, Anton Svanberg made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Edsbruk RK's Helge Kihlman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Axel Blom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Börje Bergqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Edsbruk RK's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Svanberg came free, but Helge Kihlman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Anton Svanberg put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Helge Kihlman. Karl-Oskar Karlsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Anton Svanberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anton Svanberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edsbruk RK's Helge Kihlman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Svanberg in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Svanberg in the 54th minute of play forced Edsbruk RK's goalkeeper Helge Kihlman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edsbruk RK's Helge Kihlman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Svanberg in the 56th minute of play. Helge Kihlman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Osvald Biörk went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Osvald Biörk got free with Helge Kihlman in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Börje Bergqvist blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Axel Blom having to make a save. Osvald Biörk took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Helge Kihlman. Helge Kihlman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. If Karl-Oskar Karlsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Börje Bergqvist during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th match minute, Edsbruk RK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Börje Bergqvist to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 95th minute of the game. One of Edsbruk RK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lavsjön:s goal. In the 96th minute there was a penalty for Lavsjön. Josef Johnsson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Helge Kihlman. 0-5. Lavsjön's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.