League Play-Off

Hällestad Stadion
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Birger Dahlquist kicked off to start the match. Hällestad IF's Fabian Aspengren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brian Carlsson in the 4th minute of play. Jens-Ove Hedin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Birger Dahlquist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Fabian Aspengren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Birger Dahlquist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 28 played minutes Hällestad IF got a freekick which was hit by Valdemar Olsson. Fabian Aspengren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Birger Dahlquist in the 36th minute of the match. Fabian Aspengren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brian Carlsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Hällestad IF's zone, Birger Dahlquist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Aspengren came out of the goal and Birger Dahlquist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Hällestad IF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Karlholmsbruk IFK were winning 0-1.

Brian Carlsson took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabian Aspengren. Fabian Aspengren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. With a little luck, Hällestad IF's Fabian Aspengren got control of the ball when Brian Carlsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fredric Boman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Caspersson having to interfere. Jens-Ove Hedin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Emanuel Caspersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Fredric Boman 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. A collision led to Hällestad IF getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Valdemar Olsson hit a great ball. A hard shot by Bertil Säfström from long distance, 79 minutes into the match, got Fabian Aspengren's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Brian Carlsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Aspengren having to interfere. Hällestad IF's Fabian Aspengren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Birger Dahlquist in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Ivan Fågel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute of the match Edgar Larsson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emanuel Caspersson skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Kennet Kihlberg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fabian Aspengren. That made the score 0-3 in the 97 minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Karlholmsbruk IFK walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.