League Play-Off

Ljusdal -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dennis Ek started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Calle Bergendahl during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Uddeholm getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Calle Bergendahl hit a great ball. In the 5th minute, Dennis Ek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Uddeholm fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Kjell Asserlind showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimmy Pihlgren in the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Ljusdal's Jan-Erik Nyberg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. In the 16th minute, Christer Kalfhage hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elof Henriksson made in the 18th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Börje Sundström immediately put the ball in play. Sven-Åke Vase took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jörgen Beneth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörgen Beneth in the 21st minute of play forced Uddeholm's goalkeeper Sven-Åke Vase to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Dennis Ek ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kjell Asserlind was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Ljusdal's Kjell Asserlind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy Pihlgren in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Ek in the 28th minute of play forced Ljusdal's goalkeeper Kjell Asserlind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 minutes, Kent Björling mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Uddeholm and the Ljusdal players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kent Björling hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Kjell Asserlind took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Ek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Dennis Ek notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Ljusdal's Kjell Asserlind. Kjell Asserlind was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Uddeholm getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Elof Henriksson hit a great ball. Kjell Asserlind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis Ek, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Uddeholm's Calle Bergendahl managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Per-Arne Bruse in the 43 minute of the game. 47 minutes into the match, Uddeholm's goal looked a bit too open when Jörgen Beneth came free, but Sven-Åke Vase reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Sven-Åke Vase showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jörgen Beneth in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Calle Bergendahl ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kjell Asserlind was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Matthias Carlsson lost his temper 58 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Ljusdal getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Matthias Carlsson hit a great ball. Kjell Asserlind was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Börje Sundström capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Börje Sundström really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. Kjell Asserlind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Börje Sundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Jörgen Beneth hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute of the match, Dennis Ek tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kjell Asserlind saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Aron Svensson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Sven-Åke Vase tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sven-Åke Vase made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Erik Nyberg in the 80th minute of play. Uddeholm's Sven-Åke Vase played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Erik Nyberg in the 81st minute of play. After 84 minutes of play, Ljusdal's Aron Svensson made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sven-Åke Vase was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sven-Åke Vase made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aron Svensson in the 88th minute of play. Ljusdal's Marko Vassenius managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Christer Kalfhage in the 90 minute of the game. Kjell Asserlind made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Börje Sundström in the 94th minute of play. Calle Bergendahl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Kjell Asserlind made a huge save. Uddeholm played a much better game than Ljusdal and deserved their victory. The Ljusdal players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.