League Play-Off

arena kristianstad
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Joachim Dahlberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alex Valström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Staffan Benet kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Lars Norberg charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lars Norberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lars Norberg hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. If Alex Valström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th match minute, Vittaryd IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Oskar Persson to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute Rutger Bock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Knut Ahlroht saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Börje Sjöberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vittaryd IK's supporters rose to their feet, but Börje Sjöberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vidar Harlén breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fc Kristianstad's attentive Ian Spets managed to snatch the ball when Sven-Oskar Persson made a throw-in in the 29th minute of the game. Vittaryd IK's Zebastian Malmberg got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zebastian Malmberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vidar Harlén having to interfere. If Alex Valström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alex Valström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 40 played minutes Fc Kristianstad got a freekick which was hit by Isak Carlsson. 46 minutes into the match, Fc Kristianstad's goal looked a bit too open when Börje Sjöberg came free, but Vidar Harlén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Vittaryd IK's Alex Valström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vidar Harlén narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 51st match minute, Vittaryd IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christopher Kielberg to maneuver through the defense. After 52 played minutes, Fc Kristianstad's Allan Siöman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Knut Ahlroht 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 Fc Kristianstad reached it. In the 55th minute, Rutger Bock made a precise shot to the right of Knut Ahlroht. Vittaryd IK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Knut Ahlroht showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rutger Bock in the 58th minute of the match. Knut Ahlroht made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rutger Bock in the 62nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Zebastian Malmberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vidar Harlén was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Knut Ahlroht made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rutger Bock in the 71st minute of play. Zebastian Malmberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Knut Ahlroht took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joachim Dahlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 82 minutes, Zebastian Malmberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vittaryd IK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zebastian Malmberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Greger Gustafsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ian Spets kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Vittaryd IK's Georg Sandwall dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Vittaryd IK players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.