League Play-Off

Thug Line Ghetto
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andreas Olofsson made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 played minutes Thug Line got a freekick which was hit by Pål Österlund. Pelagius Rocznik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hans Uggla, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. A collision led to Thug Line getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Andreas Olofsson hit a great ball. Pelagius Rocznik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrik Söderberg in the 10th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the game, Käringön IK's Erik Ekeberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pelagius Rocznik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Hans Uggla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcus Browall made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Håkan Nyberg sent off a good shot on target. Sverker Näfver hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Andreas Olofsson was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 31st minute. Thug Line's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a rather tough play, Thug Line's Mats Hagberg got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After 39 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Käringön IK! In the 41st minute there was a penalty for Thug Line. Jack Ljungberg stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Marcus Browall. 1-1. If Håkan Nyberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute, Håkan Nyberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Thug Line fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hans Uggla made a kick off. Hans Uggla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erik Ekeberg charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erik Ekeberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Erik Ekeberg hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. If Henrik Söderberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 68th match minute, Käringön IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hans Uggla to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Thug Line booed when Käringön IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans Uggla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pelagius Rocznik made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henrik Söderberg in the 72nd minute. Marcus Browall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Olofsson in the 76th minute of play. When Henrik Söderberg came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Käringön IK 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 Henrik Söderberg couldn't finish the play. During the 87th minute of the match Erik Ekeberg completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Erik Ekeberg a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Käringön IK getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Erik Ekeberg hit a great ball. Håkan Nyberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Marcus Browall tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pelagius Rocznik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sverker Näfver in the 97th minute of play. In the 99th minute, Håkan Nyberg 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. Thug Line were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Käringön IK for a fine match.