League Play-Off

Kättilstorp
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kenneth Söderlund started the match with the kick off. Gert Nordkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Morgan Blomquist, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Lukas Matsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gert Nordkvist having to make a save. Unbeaten 49's Gert Nordkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukas Matsson in the 7th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eric Runberg got free with Petter Hammarström in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 10th minute, Unbeaten 49's Kenneth Söderlund ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Petter Hammarström. Petter Hammarström yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Morgan Blomquist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute, Eric Runberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Petter Hammarström. The goal made the score 2-0. Kenneth Söderlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucas Lindmark charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucas Lindmark the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of Unbeaten 49:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Äspered:s goal. In the 30th minute there was a penalty for Äspered. Kalle Åström stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gert Nordkvist. 2-1. 32 minutes into the match, Äspered's goal looked a bit too open when Kenneth Söderlund came free, but Petter Hammarström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kenneth Söderlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petter Hammarström having to interfere. Ludwig Bjurström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Äspered's zone, Kenneth Söderlund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Petter Hammarström came out of the goal and Kenneth Söderlund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gert Nordkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Morgan Blomquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Morgan Blomquist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gert Nordkvist having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Morgan Blomquist was the one to do the kick off. Unbeaten 49's Ludwig Bjurström got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Morgan Blomquist fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of Unbeaten 49:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Äspered:s goal. Kalle Åström shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. With a little luck, Unbeaten 49's Gert Nordkvist got control of the ball when Tim Bjursell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Petter Hammarström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kenneth Söderlund went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Lukas Matsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gert Nordkvist having to interfere. Lukas Matsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gert Nordkvist having to interfere. Unbeaten 49 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Äspered for a fine match.