League Play-Off

Byxelkrok
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute, Herbert Svanberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 3rd minute, Zebastian Ivarsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gullringen IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 6 played minutes Gullringen IF got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Söderberg. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Joakim Svensson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Byxelkrok BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Joakim Svensson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernt Zander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice moves Joakim Svensson could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Bernt Zander however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, Byxelkrok BK's Dan Klementsson got a free kick in the 12th minute. Gabriel Bållström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Ahlkvist in the 13th minute of the match. Gullringen IF's Marcus Söderberg suffered a sore thigh after 14 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 14 minutes, Arne Brovall mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Byxelkrok BK and the Gullringen IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Joakim Svensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eric Ahlkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Gabriel Bållström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 25 in the game by Joakim Svensson from a close distance when the talented Bernt Zander managed to make a qualified save. Gullringen IF's players were relieved. In the 29th minute, Gullringen IF's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Anders Beneth fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Zebastian Ivarsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Bållström having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Zebastian Ivarsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Bållström was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Gullringen IF's Zebastian Ivarsson got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 37 minutes into the match, Gunnar Carlsson notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Byxelkrok BK's Gabriel Bållström. Gabriel Bållström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Gullringen IF's zone, Anders Beneth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernt Zander came out of the goal and Anders Beneth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zebastian Ivarsson 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. 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 wind increased when Anders Beneth made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mats Gunnarsson during the 50th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 51 played minutes Byxelkrok BK got a freekick which was hit by Mats Gunnarsson. Eric Ahlkvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gabriel Bållström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eric Ahlkvist ran back to his position shaking his head. Zebastian Ivarsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gabriel Bållström having to make a save. Gabriel Bållström came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Gullringen IF's Zebastian Ivarsson. But to his dismay, Zebastian Ivarsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. When Zebastian Ivarsson, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 72 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Gabriel Bållström was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. When Gunnar Carlsson came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Gullringen IF 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 Gunnar Carlsson couldn't finish the play. Zebastian Ivarsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Gabriel Bållström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Byxelkrok BK's zone, Eric Ahlkvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Bållström came out of the goal and Eric Ahlkvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gunnar Carlsson struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Gabriel Bållström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gullringen IF. Zebastian Ivarsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eric Ahlkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Gabriel Bållström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Anders Beneth ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bernt Zander was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4.