League Play-Off

Bottnaryd Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Einar Thidén started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Roland Vidman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Vidman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harald Åberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jim Asmundsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Harald Åberg slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. Desiderio Acevedo took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jim Asmundsson. Jim Asmundsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. AC Milan's Desiderio Acevedo got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eric Billvall kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Roland Vidman came free, but Thomas Vidman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Einar Thidén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Vidman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Roland Vidman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Thomas Vidman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 38 minutes, Harald Åberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Milan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Harald Åberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anton Asklöv received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Jim Asmundsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eric Termander made in the 42nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by AC Milan's Anton Asklöv. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Desiderio Acevedo in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jim Asmundsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 45 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Håkan Wallmark came free, but Thomas Vidman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomas Vidman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Einar Thidén in the 48th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

After some careless play in the FC Kristianstad defense, Desiderio Acevedo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jim Asmundsson. The FC Kristianstad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jim Asmundsson should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jimmy Andreasson during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 55 played minutes AC Milan got a freekick which was hit by Jimmy Andreasson. Kurt Björk was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 56th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Thomas Vidman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Håkan Wallmark showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 58 minute of play. With a little luck, AC Milan's Thomas Vidman got control of the ball when Håkan Wallmark tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thomas Vidman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Billvall in the 68th minute of the match. Thomas Vidman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Håkan Wallmark in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute Einar Thidén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Vidman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Vidman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roland Vidman in the 73rd minute. The supporters of FC Kristianstad booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Desiderio Acevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roland Vidman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Desiderio Acevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jim Asmundsson having to interfere. Håkan Wallmark could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Thomas Vidman made a huge save. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Anton Asklöv got a free kick in the 79th minute. A hard shot by Kurt Björk from long distance, 80 minutes into the match, got Thomas Vidman's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Harald Åberg charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Harald Åberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Harald Åberg hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. AC Milan's Desiderio Acevedo got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. AC Milan's Thomas Vidman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save AC Milan from getting a goal against them. 89 minutes into the match, Desiderio Acevedo notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of FC Kristianstad's Jim Asmundsson. Jim Asmundsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jim Asmundsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Desiderio Acevedo's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The AC Milan fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Kristianstad had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.