League Play-Off

Nykvarn -vallen
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Claes Biörling started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Filip Tillman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Tingberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Nykvarn's Filip Tillman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claes Biörling in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Västerlanda's goalkeeper Georg Sikström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carl Anundsson. Georg Sikström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rikard Wallin, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Västerlanda's zone, Carl Anundsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Georg Sikström came out of the goal and Carl Anundsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carl Anundsson in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Georg Sikström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rikard Wallin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georg Sikström having to interfere. After having played for 18 minutes, Carl Anundsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nykvarn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carl Anundsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jimmie Nykvist's late challenge caught a Nykvarn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jimmie Nykvist helped the player get up and apologised. After 20 played minutes Västerlanda got a freekick which was hit by Jimmie Nykvist. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Rikard Wallin took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Georg Sikström to make any attempt to save it. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Rikard Wallin took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Georg Sikström to make any attempt to save it. Georg Sikström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rikard Wallin in the 35th minute of the match. Carl Anundsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bo Palmquist charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bo Palmquist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After recieving a nice pass, Nykvarn's Herman Högström tried to score from far away in the 42nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Carl Anundsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georg Sikström having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Rikard Wallin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Rikard Wallin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Georg Sikström was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rikard Wallin in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Georg Sikström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Georg Sikström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carl Anundsson's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. In the 72nd minute, Västerlanda's Claes Biörling ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Filip Tillman. Filip Tillman yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Kim Wästerberg kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. If Herman Högström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Västerlanda's Georg Sikström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herman Högström in the 78th minute of play. Georg Sikström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Anundsson in the 80th minute of play. After 81 minutes of play, Västerlanda's Folke Sefastsson made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filip Tillman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Georg Sikström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rikard Wallin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A well-hit corner resulted in Carl Anundsson heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After a rather tough play, Nykvarn's Per-Olof Lennartsson got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Västerlanda's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 93rd minute of the game, when Georg Vassenius after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Nykvarn's goal. Georg Vassenius was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. After 95 played minutes Claes Biörling rounded Nykvarn's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-4. The Nykvarn manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Västerlanda to win.