League Play-Off

Uppsala -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pontus Jakobsson made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Henry Dahlgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niclas Grubb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pontus Jakobsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Niclas Grubb stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Henry Dahlgren's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. If Pontus Jakobsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Dahlgren in the 11th minute of play forced Uppsala IF's goalkeeper Niclas Grubb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Filiph Dusett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niclas Grubb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henry Dahlgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niclas Grubb having to interfere. Pontus Jakobsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Niclas Grubb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Dahlgren in the 27th minute of the match. Pontus Jakobsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Niclas Grubb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Uppsala IF's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Dahlgren came free, but Niclas Grubb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niclas Grubb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Dahlgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Uppsala IF's zone, Henry Dahlgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niclas Grubb came out of the goal and Henry Dahlgren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pontus Jakobsson scored 0-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niclas Grubb, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when George Bjursell stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Bjursås's goal looked a bit too open when George Bjursell came free, but Olof Mellberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rune Häger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Olof Mellberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Bjursell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute, Henry Dahlgren 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. 62 minutes into the game, Valentin Fanström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bjursås's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Uppsala IF the free kick. Filiph Dusett could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Niclas Grubb made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pontus Jakobsson in the 72nd minute of play forced Uppsala IF's goalkeeper Niclas Grubb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Valentin Fanström was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 74 minutes had been played. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilbert Åström during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Uppsala IF getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. George Bjursell hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, George Bjursell notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Bjursås's Olof Mellberg. Olof Mellberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After taking down the ball on Bjursås's corner Patrik Jakobsson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Niclas Grubb quite easily take care of the ball. In the 91st minute, Henry Dahlgren 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. An unexpected shot in the 94th minute by Henry Dahlgren got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henry Dahlgren got free with Niclas Grubb in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bjursås were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.