League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kjell Pilgren took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, AIK1891 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carl Hagström to maneuver through the defense. Tommy Bengtsson 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. Nicklas Fagrell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Olof Törnqvist in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Dahlberg in the 12th minute of play forced AIK1891's goalkeeper Nicklas Fagrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, AIK1891's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Dahlberg came free, but Nicklas Fagrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to AIK1891 getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Adam Albohm hit a great ball. Sven-Olof Törnqvist struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Nicklas Fagrell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alvhem. In the 21st minute Sven-Olof Törnqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicklas Fagrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sven-Olof Törnqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Nicklas Fagrell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sven-Olof Törnqvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicklas Fagrell. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sven-Olof Törnqvist ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Dahlberg in the 28th minute of play forced AIK1891's goalkeeper Nicklas Fagrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicklas Fagrell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tommy Bengtsson went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Thomas Dahlberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicklas Fagrell having to interfere. After 39 minutes, Michel Viklund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alvhem and the AIK1891 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 39th match minute, Alvhem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel Viklund to maneuver through the defense. If Sven-Olof Törnqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sven-Olof Törnqvist made a kick off. Arvid Brodin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thomas Dahlberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kjell Pilgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Thomas Dahlberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alvhem's supporters rose to their feet, but Thomas Dahlberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicklas Fagrell breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sven-Olof Törnqvist received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nicklas Fagrell came out and tried to block the shot, but Sven-Olof Törnqvist slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 73rd minute. In the 78th match minute, AIK1891 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boris Bryngelsson to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, Alvhem's Kent Kjellbom broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Thomas Dahlberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, AIK1891's Nicklas Fagrell got control of the ball when Thomas Dahlberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sven-Olof Törnqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Alvhem played a much better game than AIK1891 and deserved their victory. The AIK1891 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.