League Play-Off

Fjugesta -vallen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Azerbaijan Land Of Fire's Stig-Ove Berggren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ulrik Löfkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimmy Hjortsberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Reine Lööf stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stig-Ove Berggren's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Verner Blanck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy Hjortsberg in the 14th minute of play forced Azerbaijan Land Of Fire's goalkeeper Ulrik Löfkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Västerlanda IFK's Reine Lööf got control of the ball when Patrik Ivarsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Verner Blanck managed to get in a good position for a shot. Västerlanda IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Verner Blanck was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ulrik Löfkvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stig-Ove Berggren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Reine Lööf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 25 minutes, Patrik Ivarsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azerbaijan Land Of Fire's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patrik Ivarsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Reine Lööf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig-Ove Berggren in the 26th minute of the match. If Stig-Ove Berggren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reine Lööf was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stig-Ove Berggren showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 30 minute of play. A hard shot 33 in the game by Patrik Ivarsson from a close distance when the talented Reine Lööf managed to make a qualified save. Västerlanda IFK's players were relieved. Västerlanda IFK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Stig-Ove Berggren scored to the left of an out of position Reine Lööf, making the score, 2-0. 44 minutes into the match, Azerbaijan Land Of Fire's Patrik Ivarsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Reine Lööf narrowly saved just below the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Verner Blanck made a kick off. Konrad Jernberg hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Västerlanda IFK's Reine Lööf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Ove Berggren in the 58th minute of play. Jens-Ove Vallmark kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Stig-Ove Berggren blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Reine Lööf having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Jimmy Hjortsberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Västerlanda IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Jimmy Hjortsberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ulrik Löfkvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 64 played minutes Azerbaijan Land Of Fire got a freekick which was hit by Jens-Åke Albäck. Reine Lööf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrik Ivarsson in the 67th minute of play. Ulrik Löfkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Verner Blanck in the 69th minute of the match. A collision led to Västerlanda IFK getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Victor Vesterberg hit a great ball. After 74 minutes of play, Azerbaijan Land Of Fire's Patrik Ivarsson made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reine Lööf was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Verner Blanck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulrik Löfkvist was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. In the 78thth minute of the game Verner Blanck who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Azerbaijan Land Of Fire's Ulrik Löfkvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 82 minutes, Stig-Ove Berggren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azerbaijan Land Of Fire's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stig-Ove Berggren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Stig-Ove Berggren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stig-Ove Berggren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Reine Lööf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Västerlanda IFK's Kim Pilberg got a free kick in the 95th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Azerbaijan Land Of Fire fully deserved thier win.