League Play-Off

GOSSARNAS ARENA II
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. Albert Hägert started the match with the kick off. Hannes Lundblad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piotr Grum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Pussycats BK's Sture Vallengren got a free kick in the 5th minute. After 6 played minutes, BK Lindvall´s Gossar II's Rolf Rudqvist shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vidar Bergström 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 BK Lindvall´s Gossar II reached it. Hannes Lundblad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Velichkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vidar Bergström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Hägert in the 17th minute of the match. BK Lindvall´s Gossar II's Hannes Lundblad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Piotr Grum in the 20th minute of play. Vidar Bergström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Hägert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Piotr Grum had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hannes Lundblad. BK Lindvall´s Gossar II's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Piotr Grum was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 35 minutes into the match, BK Lindvall´s Gossar II's goal looked a bit too open when Piotr Grum came free, but Hannes Lundblad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladimir Velichkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hannes Lundblad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Velichkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Kurt Forss received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vidar Bergström came out and tried to block the shot, but Kurt Forss slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 44th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Piotr Grum was the one to do the kick off. When Vladimir Velichkov came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Pussycats 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 Vladimir Velichkov couldn't finish the play. If Albert Hägert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vladimir Velichkov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vladimir Velichkovs short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Hannes Lundblad to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Piotr Grum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Piotr Grum's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hannes Lundblad was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 71 minutes into the match, BK Lindvall´s Gossar II's goal looked a bit too open when Piotr Grum came free, but Hannes Lundblad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hannes Lundblad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vladimir Velichkov in the 76th minute. Vladimir Velichkov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hannes Lundblad came out and tried to block the shot, but Vladimir Velichkov slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 76th minute. Rickard Dalström charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rickard Dalström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Kurt Forss's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vidar Bergström was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind BK Lindvall´s Gossar II's goalkeeper Hannes Lundblad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vladimir Velichkov struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Hannes Lundblad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pussycats BK. Piotr Grum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hannes Lundblad having to interfere. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pussycats BK's goalkeeper Vidar Bergström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.