League Play-Off

The Dell
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Antonis Nikopolidis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Domenico Preda's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nils-Erik Alin firmly grabbed it by the left post. The A2 IF fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when A2 IF's Johannes Trulsson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to A2 IF getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Göran Friberger hit a great ball. Keenan Pisarenko came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by A2 IF's Johannes Trulsson. But to his dismay, Johannes Trulsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Jakobsgatan 01 were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after A2 IF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sven-Åke Möller took the corner. The corner ended in Sven-Åke Möller almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but A2 IF's Nils-Erik Alin did a great save. Nils-Erik Alin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonis Nikopolidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 23rd minute, Antonis Nikopolidis made a precise shot to the right of Nils-Erik Alin. A2 IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 26th minute, Boris Glanselius ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Keenan Pisarenko was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After a rather tough play, Jakobsgatan 01's Hjalmar Classon got a free kick in the 31st minute. The audience was convinced that Johannes Trulsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keenan Pisarenko was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. After 38 minutes of play, A2 IF's Toader Drogba made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Keenan Pisarenko was left in no man's land by his defense there! Göran Friberger hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Gunnar Palmkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Johannes Trulsson to strike the kick off in the second half. Toader Drogba received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Keenan Pisarenko came out and tried to block the shot, but Toader Drogba slotted it home off the left post making it 1-6 in the 51st minute. The audience was convinced that Domenico Preda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nils-Erik Alin was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Antonis Nikopolidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Erik Alin having to interfere. After a rather tough play, A2 IF's Bo Pettersson got a free kick in the 62nd minute. A hard shot 66 in the game by Johannes Trulsson from a close distance when the talented Keenan Pisarenko managed to make a qualified save. Jakobsgatan 01's players were relieved. A2 IF made a substitution. Tobias Käller replaced Márió Vincze. In the 75th minute Domenico Preda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Alin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind A2 IF's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Alin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th minute, one of Jakobsgatan 01:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Jakobsgatan 01. Keenan Pisarenko had in the 86thth minute some difficulties stopping Göran Friberger's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. A2 IF's Nils-Emil Hansson was substituted for Johannes Trulsson. Nils-Erik Alin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domenico Preda in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 95th minute Antonis Nikopolidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Alin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Keenan Pisarenko didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 96th minute, which inside left pole to 1-9. When the match was over A2 IF could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Jakobsgatan 01 throughout the match.