League Play-Off

Valdemarsvik -vallen
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. Rickard Åström started the match with the kick off. Anton Jönsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Häll, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elliott Åberg hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After having played for 9 minutes, Gabriel Häll managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Björketorp's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel Häll was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 12 minutes into the game, Björketorp's Gabriel Häll nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anton Jönsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 15 minutes, Andreas Västerberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Björketorp and the Valdemarsvik IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Valdemarsvik IF booed when Björketorp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Västerberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Charlie Söderström was a little too slow when Rickard Åström got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Valdemarsvik IF's zone, Nils Örtendahl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Jönsson came out of the goal and Nils Örtendahl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute, Gabriel Häll 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. Valdemarsvik IF's Anton Jönsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Häll in the 30th minute of play. Anton Jönsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gabriel Häll went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Nils Örtendahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Jönsson having to interfere. Valdemarsvik IF's Anton Jönsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils Örtendahl in the 40th minute of play. When Rickard Åström came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Valdemarsvik IF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rickard Åström couldn't finish the play. Rickard Åström struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Charlie Söderström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valdemarsvik IF. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The audience was convinced that Rickard Åström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charlie Söderström was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 59th minute, Rickard Åström 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. Charlie Söderström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Åström, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After 70 played minutes Björketorp got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Västerberg. After 75 minutes of play, Valdemarsvik IF's Rickard Åström made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Charlie Söderström was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Valdemarsvik IF's Rickard Åström in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Björketorp's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Valdemarsvik IF booed when Björketorp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils Örtendahl didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Boris Almqvist notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Björketorp's Charlie Söderström. Charlie Söderström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.