League Play-Off

Åshammar Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mattias Beckström started the match with the kick off. Olov Blom recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 8th minute, Ingvar Isaksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Järpen BK's zone, Sebastian Ivarsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Wall came out of the goal and Sebastian Ivarsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 13 minutes into the match, Åshammar BF's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Beckström came free, but Melker Biörnberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anton Wall stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olov Blom's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Åshammar BF's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Beckström came free, but Melker Biörnberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jens-Ola Forsberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Melker Biörnberg having to make a save. Melker Biörnberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattias Beckström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Järpen BK defense, Sebastian Ivarsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anton Wall. The Järpen BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anton Wall should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Jens-Ola Forsberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melker Biörnberg was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Olov Blom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

A collision led to Järpen BK getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Kasper Dahlqvist hit a great ball. The supporters of Järpen BK booed when Åshammar BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jakob Axelsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th match minute, Åshammar BF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvar Björnberg to maneuver through the defense. Melker Biörnberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattias Beckström, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 64 minutes into the match, Åshammar BF's goalkeeper Melker Biörnberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jens-Ola Forsberg. In the 66th minute, Sebastian Ivarsson made a precise shot to the right of Anton Wall. Järpen BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 70th minute Sebastian Ivarsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Wall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anton Wall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Ivarsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Jens-Ola Forsberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Melker Biörnberg. Åshammar BF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jens-Ola Forsberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. With his leg Melker Biörnberg managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Järpen BK's Jens-Ola Forsberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mattias Beckström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melker Biörnberg having to interfere. A hard shot by Rudolf Örtendal from long distance, 84 minutes into the match, got Melker Biörnberg's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Mattias Beckström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Melker Biörnberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. Alvar Björnberg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anton Wall. Järpen BK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Anton Wall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Ivarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After 95 played minutes Järpen BK got a freekick which was hit by Rudolf Örtendal. If Jens-Ola Forsberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Åshammar BF fans cheered their team off the field, for while Järpen BK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.