League Play-Off

Botsmark
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bertil Edström started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Herman Kämpe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Johnny Åkesson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 5th minute, Sibbhult FF's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Elliott Blanck fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bertil Edström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tor Strömberg's late challenge caught a Sibbhult FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tor Strömberg helped the player get up and apologised. When Aleksander Browall fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sibbhult FF's protests and gave Aleksander Browall a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, Aleksander Browall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roger Bergsten might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Johnny Åkesson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roger Bergsten ran back to his position shaking his head. Johnny Åkesson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Herman Kämpe's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Sven-Åke Pilblad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sibbhult FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Botsmark the free kick. After 17 played minutes Sibbhult FF got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Åke Pilblad. In the 21st match minute, Botsmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jörgen Runberg to maneuver through the defense. After 24 played minutes Botsmark got a freekick which was hit by Tor Strömberg. Filiph Rudkvist took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Johnny Åkesson. Botsmark's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Botsmark's Johnny Åkesson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Bergsten in the 26th minute of play. Johnny Åkesson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herman Kämpe in the 30th minute of play. Roger Bergsten struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Johnny Åkesson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sibbhult FF. Johnny Åkesson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herman Kämpe in the 35th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Botsmark's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Bergsten came free, but Johnny Åkesson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Herman Kämpe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Botsmark's Tor Strömberg got a free kick in the 47th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Bergsten in the 49th minute of play forced Botsmark's goalkeeper Johnny Åkesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute Herman Kämpe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnny Åkesson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Herman Kämpe made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th match minute, Sibbhult FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksander Browall to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Botsmark's goal looked a bit too open when Herman Kämpe came free, but Johnny Åkesson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roger Bergsten struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Johnny Åkesson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sibbhult FF. 0-1 became the score in the 66th minute when Herman Kämpe elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 68th minute, Torbjörn Gabrielsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fredric Harlén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bertil Edström in the 73rd minute of the match. Roger Bergsten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnny Åkesson having to interfere. Elliott Blanck hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bertil Edström in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fredric Harlén prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Elliott Blanck managed to get in a good position for a shot. Botsmark's supporters rose to their feet, but Elliott Blanck was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredric Harlén breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89th minute, Staffan Bergqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elliott Blanck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Fredric Harlén tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sibbhult FF's Aleksander Browall got a free kick in the 91st minute. Fredric Harlén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliott Blanck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Roger Bergsten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 100th minute, Sven-Åke Pilblad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 103 minutes Sibbhult FF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nils Haström who took care of the corner kick. Botsmark's Nils Haström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fredric Harlén in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.