League Play-Off

Sandhult
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Ove Söderqvist started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Åsunden's goalkeeper Bernt Vallman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ludwig Rydberg. Sven-Ove Koch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristian Knutsson in the 6th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Kristian Knutsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sven-Ove Koch was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristian Knutsson in the 9th minute of play forced Sandhult IFK's goalkeeper Sven-Ove Koch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils Snäll sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nils Snäll received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Bernt Vallman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nils Snäll in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bernt Vallman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Sandhult IFK's Martin Alström got a free kick in the 19th minute. After 24th play minutes Nils Snäll shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Bernt Vallman and just under the crossbar into goal. Ove Söderqvist struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Sven-Ove Koch didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Åsunden. A collision led to Sandhult IFK getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Sven-Erik Forss hit a great ball. After 30 played minutes Sandhult IFK got a freekick which was hit by Mårten Viklund. Sven-Ove Koch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristian Knutsson in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Åsunden's goalkeeper Bernt Vallman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ludwig Rydberg. Bernt Vallman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nils Snäll showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 41 minute of play. Ludwig Rydberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nils Snäll to make the kick off. Bernt Vallman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ludwig Rydberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Åsunden's Bernt Vallman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ludwig Rydberg in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludwig Rydberg in the 60th minute of play forced Åsunden's goalkeeper Bernt Vallman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernt Vallman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils Snäll, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Urban Nordkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Ludwig Rydberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute Nils Snäll shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernt Vallman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Sandhult IFK's zone, Ove Söderqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven-Ove Koch came out of the goal and Ove Söderqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Åsunden's Kristian Knutsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sven-Ove Koch. That made the score 3-1 after 71 minutes of play. Ludwig Rydberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Bernt Vallman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandhult IFK's Nils Snäll got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ludwig Rydberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bernt Vallman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Ludwig Rydberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernt Vallman having to interfere. Urban Nordkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Mats Soned got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bernt Vallman quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Sandhult IFK fully deserved thier win.