League Play-Off

Ärla Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Petter Abrahamsson in the 3rd minute of play forced Ärla IF's goalkeeper Jonny Söderman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute Ronny Örnberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonny Söderman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronny Örnberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonny Söderman having to interfere. Jonny Söderman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petter Abrahamsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Ronny Örnberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, Ljungby IK's goalkeeper Kurt Lång had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sven-Edvin Bjursell. In the 19th minute of the match, Inge Göransson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kurt Lång saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ronny Örnberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute Petter Abrahamsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonny Söderman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th match minute, Ljungby IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronny Örnberg to maneuver through the defense. Ärla IF's Inge Göransson got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Ronny Örnberg came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Ljungby 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 Ronny Örnberg couldn't finish the play. Ärla IF's Jonny Söderman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petter Abrahamsson in the 43rd minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ronny Örnberg to strike the kick off in the second half. If Edward Pilgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 52nd minute, Olov Sjöö hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ljungby IK's Ronny Örnberg got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Inge Göransson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute Olov Sjöö shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kurt Lång saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ljungby IK's goalkeeper Kurt Lång, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kurt Lång showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inge Göransson in the 69th minute of the match. Kurt Lång showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Edvin Bjursell in the 73rd minute of the match. Edward Pilgren hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Sven-Edvin Bjursell might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kurt Lång. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sven-Edvin Bjursell ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 82nd minute, Inge Göransson made a precise shot to the right of Kurt Lång. Ljungby IK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The supporters of Ljungby IK booed when Ärla IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hampus Valström didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Ronny Örnberg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonny Söderman. That made the score 2-1 in the 94 minute of play.