League Play-Off

Rockneby
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valentin Mårtensson took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Odén in the 11th minute of play forced Rockneby's goalkeeper Eric Skog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Göran Odén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Mårtensson in the 15th minute of play forced Abbekås FK's goalkeeper Jens-Erik Smed to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Mårtensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Valentin Mårtensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filiph Fransson charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filiph Fransson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Peter Åkerström was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 30th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After having played for 32 minutes, Valentin Mårtensson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rockneby's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Mårtensson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Åke Söderquist struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Eric Skog didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abbekås FK. Eric Skog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Åke Söderquist in the 37th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Rockneby's goal looked a bit too open when Göran Odén came free, but Eric Skog reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Åke Söderquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rockneby fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Abbekås FK a penalty, 49 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Erik Valler, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rockneby's Eric Skog. 0-1. After the first half Abbekås FK were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Göran Odén to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Tage Sellberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A long shot from Erik Valler in the 58th minute of play was well struck, but Eric Skog made a really good save at the right post. Helge Karlsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens-Erik Smed having to interfere. Valentin Mårtensson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jens-Erik Smed having to make a save. If Helge Karlsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentin Mårtensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens-Erik Smed having to interfere. After 80 played minutes Abbekås FK got a freekick which was hit by Göran Odén. Rockneby's Valentin Mårtensson got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Åke Söderquist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eric Skog read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Åke Söderquist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Skog having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Odén in the 88th minute of play forced Rockneby's goalkeeper Eric Skog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Helge Karlsson in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jens-Erik Smed saved Abbekås FK from getting behind. In the 99th minute of the match, Göran Odén tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eric Skog saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Abbekås FK eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.