League Play-Off

Future World Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Douglas Stenqvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Sven-Olof Westerberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Devils's supporters rose to their feet, but Sven-Olof Westerberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomas Rudkvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 7 minutes into the game, Tumba's Ludvig Karlstedt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gösta Bergqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Tumba's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Ola Alrot scored to the left of an out of position Tomas Rudkvist, making the score, 1-1. 28 minutes into the match, Tumba's goalkeeper Tomas Rudkvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Torbjörn Albäck. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Ola Alrot sped through Tumba's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tomas Rudkvist. Gösta Bergqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas Stenqvist in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Douglas Stenqvist in the 37th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Gösta Bergqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 42 minutes, Ludvig Karlstedt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tumba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ludvig Karlstedt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 46th minute, Ludvig Karlstedt made a precise shot to the right of Gösta Bergqvist. Red Devils's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sven-Olof Westerberg to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Tumba's Ulf Hjortberg got a free kick in the 56th minute. Sven-Olof Westerberg struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Tomas Rudkvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Red Devils. Tomas Rudkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ola Alrot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ludvig Karlstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gösta Bergqvist having to interfere. Alvin Hansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Tomas Rudkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69thth minute of the game Alvin Hansson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tumba's Tomas Rudkvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Torbjörn Albäck cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Tomas Rudkvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sven-Olof Westerberg scored 4-2 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomas Rudkvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ludvig Karlstedt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Gösta Bergqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gösta Bergqvist made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Ludvig Karlstedt sent off a good shot on target. Torbjörn Albäck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute of the match, Ludvig Karlstedt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gösta Bergqvist was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, Tumba's Esbjörn Unesson got a free kick in the 89th minute. After having played for 90 minutes, Magnus Björkkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Magnus Björkkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fredrik Hammarberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Douglas Stenqvist was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 96th minute. Tumba's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance.