League Play-Off

Drenica
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. Henrik Carlsson started the match with the kick off. Elof Kellman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Skoog, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 5 minutes, Henrik Carlsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fc Drenica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrik Carlsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 7 played minutes Fc Drenica got a freekick which was hit by Åke Ånger. Elof Kellman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kent Petersson in the 10th minute of play. In the 15th match minute, Fc Drenica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John Hellkvist to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Fc Drenica's Sverker Henriksson got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Brian Magnusson 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 Elof Kellman. Fc Drenica's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Henrik Carlsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronny Backlund having to interfere. Lövånger IFK's Ronny Backlund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Lövånger IFK from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Lövånger IFK getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Karl-Erik Njurenius hit a great ball. If Matthias Bergqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 37th minute, John Hellkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yngve Norström during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Yngve Norström hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, Lövånger IFK's Bengt-Arne Hafström broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 47 played minutes Fc Drenica got a freekick which was hit by Peder Eklund. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Bengt-Arne Hafström who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Elof Kellman when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Henrik Carlsson charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henrik Carlsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th match minute, Fc Drenica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrik Carlsson to maneuver through the defense. David Skoog's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elof Kellman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. In the 66th match minute, Fc Drenica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elliot Ljungberg to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, Bengt-Arne Hafström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elof Kellman. Fc Drenica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bengt-Arne Hafström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Bengt-Arne Hafström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bengt-Arne Hafström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elof Kellman having to interfere. Fc Drenica's Elof Kellman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Fc Drenica from getting a goal against them. Bengt-Arne Hafström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Elof Kellman made a huge save. Bengt-Arne Hafström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Elof Kellman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henrik Carlsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ronny Backlund. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henrik Carlsson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 88th minute Joacim Ekeberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronny Backlund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute Fc Drenica were awarded a corner. Henrik Carlsson went to the cornerflag to take it. After 95 minutes, Brian Magnusson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lövånger IFK and the Fc Drenica players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lövånger IFK's Brian Magnusson got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the final whistle sounded Lövånger IFK left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Fc Drenica.