League Play-Off

Bjuråker
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. Sigvard Palmquist started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Bjuråker's goalkeeper Stig Kilström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Svaneholm BK booed when Bjuråker was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boris Håkansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 6thth minute of the game Sigvard Palmquist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bjuråker's Stig Kilström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sebastian Corcoveanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sture Linquist in the 10th minute of play. After 11 played minutes Svaneholm BK got a freekick which was hit by Christian Nilsson. Sebastian Corcoveanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ulrik Holmstedt in the 13th minute. When Kim Botvidsson came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Svaneholm BK 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 Kim Botvidsson couldn't finish the play. Bjuråker's Stig Kilström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walter Wennerqvist in the 22nd minute of play. Ulrik Holmstedt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Sebastian Corcoveanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sebastian Corcoveanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sture Linquist in the 32nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victor Beckman during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th match minute, Svaneholm BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Beckman to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute Algot Ålberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Corcoveanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ulrik Holmstedt took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Corcoveanu. Sebastian Corcoveanu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 44th minute Walter Wennerqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig Kilström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastian Corcoveanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sture Linquist in the 45th minute of play. Stig Kilström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walter Wennerqvist in the 48th minute of the match. 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 1-0.

Stig Kilström made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Walter Wennerqvist sent off a good shot on target. If Kim Botvidsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 62nd minute, Walter Wennerqvist got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Sture Linquist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Corcoveanu was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. In the 70th minute Sture Linquist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Corcoveanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sture Linquist in the 73rd minute of play forced Svaneholm BK's goalkeeper Sebastian Corcoveanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sigvard Palmquist got free with Stig Kilström in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sigvard Palmquist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Stig Kilström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Walter Wennerqvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stig Kilström made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Walter Wennerqvist sent off a good shot on target. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Ulrik Holmstedt sped through Svaneholm BK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sebastian Corcoveanu. Walter Wennerqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Stig Kilström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bjuråker were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Svaneholm BK for a fine match.