League Play-Off

Östmark
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eskil Melberg got the match started through his kick off. Bo Löfskog stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabian Alkvist's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. If Fabian Alkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabian Alkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Bo Löfskog tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mark Blixt had several of the Sturkö's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 13 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Bo Löfskog as he didn't even see the shot coming. Sonny Lidman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eskil Melberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20thth minute of the game Eskil Melberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Östmark IFK's Sonny Lidman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Östmark IFK defense, Alvin Hedvall kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sonny Lidman. The Östmark IFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sonny Lidman should have stopped the shot. Eskil Melberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sonny Lidman having to interfere. The supporters of Sturkö booed when Östmark IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manfred Skog didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Eskil Melberg came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Sturkö 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 Eskil Melberg couldn't finish the play. If Alvin Hedvall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 37 minutes, Mark Blixt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Östmark IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mark Blixt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Folke Norberg hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, Östmark IFK's Fabian Alkvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bo Löfskog narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Emanuel Bank's late challenge caught a Östmark IFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emanuel Bank helped the player get up and apologised. With a little luck, Sturkö's Bo Löfskog got control of the ball when Mark Blixt tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Sturkö getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Emanuel Bank hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fabian Alkvist to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Sturkö's Eskil Melberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sonny Lidman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Sonny Lidman was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Karl-Johan Strömberg. If Emanuel Bank had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rdth minute of the game Eskil Melberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Östmark IFK's Sonny Lidman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Eskil Melberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sonny Lidman was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. When %teams%'s Eskil Melberg was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-3 just inside the left pole, 80 minutes into the game. Sonny Lidman was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. A collision led to Östmark IFK getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Jens-Erik Isaksson hit a great ball. A hard shot by Christopher Boström from long distance, 85 minutes into the match, got Sonny Lidman's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Östmark IFK's Sonny Lidman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eskil Melberg in the 91st minute of play. Sturkö's Emanuel Bank got his second yellow card of the match in the 93rd minute. The referee ordered Emanuel Bank off the ground. In the 93rd minute, Emanuel Bank hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mark Blixt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sturkö's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.