League Play-Off

Åsensbruk
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when George Nyqvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Åsensbruk RK's goal looked a bit too open when Örjan Bengtsson came free, but Rickard Söderberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Georg Wennerqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stalian Avram, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Ragnar Alrot hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, Örjan Bengtsson 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. Örjan Bengtsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rickard Söderberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Glemmingebro's goal looked a bit too open when Stalian Avram came free, but Georg Wennerqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Åsensbruk RK's Stalian Avram slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Georg Wennerqvist. That made the score 1-0 after 16 minutes of play. Georg Wennerqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Nyqvist in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Ragnar Alrot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Örjan Bengtsson in the 25th minute of play forced Åsensbruk RK's goalkeeper Rickard Söderberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Malcolm Glanselius's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rickard Söderberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stalian Avram got free with Georg Wennerqvist in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Alexander Ström fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Glemmingebro's protests and gave Alexander Ström a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd match minute, Glemmingebro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Ström to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Georg Wennerqvist successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A sloppy throw-in by Ragnar Alrot in the 37th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Glemmingebro's Börje Nyqvist. Georg Wennerqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stalian Avram in the 39th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filip Ledochowski got free with Georg Wennerqvist in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Örjan Bengtsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rickard Söderberg was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. After 43 minutes, Gottfrid Zander mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Glemmingebro and the Åsensbruk RK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gottfrid Zander hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute, Jimmy Lindholm sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Glemmingebro's Georg Wennerqvist didn't even have to move. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Örjan Bengtsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Örjan Bengtsson lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Rickard Söderberg. If Örjan Bengtsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. George Nyqvist took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Georg Wennerqvist. Georg Wennerqvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 72 minutes into the game, Åsensbruk RK's Filip Ledochowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Georg Wennerqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. 81 minutes into the game, Fritz Lundström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Åsensbruk RK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Glemmingebro the free kick. Fritz Lundström kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Alexander Ström notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Åsensbruk RK's Rickard Söderberg. Rickard Söderberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Georg Wennerqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stalian Avram in the 90th minute of play. Örjan Bengtsson's late challenge caught a Åsensbruk RK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Örjan Bengtsson helped the player get up and apologised. When George Nyqvist came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Åsensbruk RK 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 George Nyqvist couldn't finish the play. Åsensbruk RK walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.