League Play-Off

Vättens Torp
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Abrahamsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dick Lagerberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Patrick Granberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 4 minutes, Per-Åke Brandin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sexdrega and the Aros Vättar players grew even worse after the yellow card. 7 minutes into the match, Sexdrega's goal looked a bit too open when Dick Lagerberg came free, but Patrick Granberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dick Lagerberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Patrick Granberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dick Lagerberg in the 10th minute of play forced Sexdrega's goalkeeper Patrick Granberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Aros Vättar's Stig Frisk seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Stig Frisk the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Aros Vättar protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Stig Frisk had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 12th minute of the game. One of Aros Vättar:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sexdrega:s goal. In the 15th minute there was a penalty for Sexdrega. Jonathan Gunnarsson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Helge Brandin. 0-1. 19 minutes into the game, Michael Wickander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sexdrega's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aros Vättar the free kick. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sexdrega's goalkeeper Patrick Granberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Karl Lägdin kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Aros Vättar's Helge Brandin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per-Åke Brandin in the 29th minute of play. Helge Brandin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Lägdin, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Helge Brandin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Abrahamsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Helge Brandin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per-Åke Brandin in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sexdrega's goalkeeper Patrick Granberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Frans Björkman scored 1-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Patrick Granberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 48 minutes of play, Sexdrega's Joel Abrahamsson made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Helge Brandin was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Frans Björkman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Patrick Granberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 56 minutes into the game, Frans Björkman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Patrick Granberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gottfrid Kjellberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patrick Granberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. In the 65th minute, Frans Björkman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aros Vättar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Sakarias Bergman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Per-Åke Brandin was shown his second yellow card after 72 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Per-Åke Brandin hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. If Frans Björkman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Sexdrega getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Michael Wickander hit a great ball. If Frans Björkman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute, Frans Björkman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gottfrid Kjellberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Patrick Granberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There was no doubt that Aros Vättar were the better team. Aros Vättar's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.