League Play-Off

Malå -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After 5 minutes, Philip Termander mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brandstorp FK and the Malå players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 5 played minutes Brandstorp FK got a freekick which was hit by Philip Termander. In the 6th minute, Malå's Pelle Hedström ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kent Säfström. Kent Säfström yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Hampus Beckman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Arne Holmgren in the 19th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Brandstorp FK's zone, Pelle Hedström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kent Säfström came out of the goal and Pelle Hedström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Peter Löfgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kent Säfström having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, Jan-Åke Rudqvist notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Brandstorp FK's Kent Säfström. Kent Säfström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tomas Vesterberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jan-Åke Rudqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Brandstorp FK's zone, Peter Löfgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kent Säfström came out of the goal and Peter Löfgren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 35 minutes into the game, Jan-Åke Rudqvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Kent Säfström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jan-Åke Rudqvist scored 4-0 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kent Säfström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 46th match minute, Brandstorp FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Philip Termander to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

In the 52nd minute of the match, Jens Norström got a very nice opportunity to score, but Hampus Beckman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Jan-Åke Rudqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jan-Åke Rudqvist struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Kent Säfström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Malå. 60 minutes into the game, Ulf Rudkvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brandstorp FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malå the free kick. After 60 played minutes Brandstorp FK got a freekick which was hit by Ulf Rudkvist. If Peter Löfgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the match, Jan-Åke Rudqvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kent Säfström. Brandstorp FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan-Åke Rudqvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Jan-Åke Rudqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Kent Säfström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 73 minutes of play Brandstorp FK's Philip Termander was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Philip Termander hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. When Jens Norström came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Brandstorp FK 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 Jens Norström couldn't finish the play. After 88 played minutes Brandstorp FK got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Arne Holmgren. Kent Säfström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Åke Rudqvist in the 89th minute of play. After 91 minutes of play, Brandstorp FK's Jens Norström made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hampus Beckman was left in no man's land by his defense there! It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Malå had played much better football throughout.