League Play-Off

Ålem -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jack Alberg kicked off to start the match. If Jack Alberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th minute, Elof Jernberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jack Alberg in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Folke Östlund saved Ålem from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Söderström in the 10th minute of play forced Ålem's goalkeeper Folke Östlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erik Jonsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jack Alberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Folke Östlund was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 17th match minute, Svenshögen IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kasper Billberg to maneuver through the defense. Rickard Uter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Johnny Holmberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Svenshögen IF's Johnny Holmberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Jonsson in the 21st minute of play. Erik Jonsson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Johnny Holmberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Erik Jonsson slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 24th minute. The audience was convinced that Kasper Billberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Folke Östlund was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Jack Alberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Folke Östlund having to interfere. 30 minutes into the game, Nils-Erik Galle threw the ball into play from the sideline. Svenshögen IF's Bror Bergsten quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 38 minutes of play, Svenshögen IF's Jack Alberg made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Folke Östlund was left in no man's land by his defense there! Folke Östlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Alberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Svenshögen IF's Kasper Billberg got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, Ålem's goal looked a bit too open when Jack Alberg came free, but Folke Östlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Erik Jonsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ålem's Folke Östlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kasper Billberg in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute of the match, Kasper Billberg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Folke Östlund saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Kasper Billberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Folke Östlund was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Hans Söderström struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Folke Östlund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Svenshögen IF. Kasper Billberg's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Folke Östlund skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 67th minute, Jack Alberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Folke Östlund was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Svenshögen IF's Kjell Melin shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 72nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Folke Östlund but with some difficulty. Ålem's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Kasper Billberg scored to the left of an out of position Folke Östlund, making the score, 1-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kasper Billberg in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Folke Östlund saved Ålem from getting behind. Folke Östlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kasper Billberg in the 81st minute of the match. Johnny Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Jonsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Skräddare's late challenge caught a Ålem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastian Skräddare helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87thth minute of the game Kasper Billberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ålem's Folke Östlund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Kasper Billberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Svenshögen IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Kasper Billberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Folke Östlund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Svenshögen IF's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.