League Play-Off

Svängsta Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Roland Nässén got the match started through his kick off. Hubert Bern struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Jimmy Biörk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Svängsta IF. Jimmy Biörk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evert Matsson in the 10th minute of play. With his leg Jimmy Biörk managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when Svängsta IF's Hubert Bern fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Svängsta IF's goalkeeper Ulf Strömberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jimmy Biörk came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Svängsta IF's Hubert Bern. But to his dismay, Hubert Bern quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Mölnbo's attentive Olov Telin managed to snatch the ball when Magnus Högman made a throw-in in the 29th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evert Matsson in the 30th minute of play forced Mölnbo's goalkeeper Jimmy Biörk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Roland Nässén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jimmy Biörk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evert Matsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Svängsta IF's Ulf Strömberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Nässén in the 37th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Svängsta IF's Lennart Grubb sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jimmy Biörk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Evert Matsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Svängsta IF's zone, Roland Nässén stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ulf Strömberg came out of the goal and Roland Nässén tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Evert Matsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Algot Björkqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ulf Strömberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 59 minutes of play, Svängsta IF's Lennart Grubb made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jimmy Biörk was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jimmy Biörk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evert Matsson in the 62nd minute of play. Lucas Andreasson's late challenge caught a Svängsta IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucas Andreasson helped the player get up and apologised. Lucas Andreasson hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Jimmy Biörk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evert Matsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The supporters of Svängsta IF booed when Mölnbo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrik Alströmer didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 67 played minutes, Svängsta IF's Frans Simonsson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jimmy Biörk came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Svängsta IF reached it. Hubert Bern sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lennart Grubb's late challenge caught a Mölnbo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lennart Grubb helped the player get up and apologised. Lennart Grubb kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Algot Björkqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ulf Strömberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Roland Nässén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the match, Sten Skarkman notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Mölnbo's Jimmy Biörk. Jimmy Biörk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jimmy Biörk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubert Bern, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Jimmy Biörk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hubert Bern in the 94th minute of play. Mölnbo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.