League Play-Off

Grythyttan
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kjell Östensson took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tage Bodin in the 8th minute of play forced Sjötorp's goalkeeper Stefan Giliusson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, John Lundberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grythyttan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sjötorp the free kick. In the 14th minute, John Lundberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute Ulf Blomqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Giliusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stefan Giliusson came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Grythyttan's Stig-Åke Molander. But to his dismay, Stig-Åke Molander quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. If Jan Odman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joel Göransson hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Ulf Blomqvist hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Sjötorp's Stefan Giliusson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Åke Molander in the 38th minute of play. Jonatan Kinnman hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Jens-Ola Zachrisson's shot from long distance in the 43rd minute was not bad at all, but Sjötorp's Stefan Giliusson knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tage Bodin was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Sjötorp's goal looked a bit too open when Tage Bodin came free, but Stefan Giliusson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute Tage Bodin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Giliusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kjell Östensson in the 56th minute of play forced Grythyttan's goalkeeper Rutger Ekeberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the game, one of Grythyttan:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Aleksander Bollström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sjötorp's supporters rose to their feet, but Aleksander Bollström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rutger Ekeberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rutger Ekeberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksander Bollström in the 65th minute of play. Stefan Giliusson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tage Bodin in the 76th minute of play. Tage Bodin scored 3-1 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stefan Giliusson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 86th minute, Gabriel Ingvall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Kjell Östensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stefan Giliusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tage Bodin, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Rutger Ekeberg came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Sjötorp's Aleksander Bollström. But to his dismay, Aleksander Bollström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Through an outstanding action, after 97 minutes, Rutger Ekeberg successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Grythyttan's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.