League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Sergo Noorpea started the match with the kick off. If Sergo Noorpea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alf Brask showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timmy Arenius in the 7th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Sergo Noorpea kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alf Brask. That made the score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. Alf Brask showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergo Noorpea in the 14th minute of the match. If Timmy Arenius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fotö's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Sergo Noorpea 22 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. Hubert Klemensson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yngve Majman, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Fotö's Alf Brask played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergo Noorpea in the 31st minute of play. Sergo Noorpea might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alf Brask. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sergo Noorpea ran back to his position shaking his head. 36 minutes into the game, Fotö's Yngve Majman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hubert Klemensson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Sergo Noorpea might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alf Brask. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sergo Noorpea ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Fotö getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Nicklas Eliasson hit a great ball. Gunnar Hellkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alf Brask 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Yngve Majman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Sergo Noorpea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Brask saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the game, Nicklas Eliasson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fotö's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC SOFIERO the free kick. After a rather tough play, Fotö's Nicklas Eliasson got a free kick in the 59th minute. The supporters of Fotö booed when FC SOFIERO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roland Kihlberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Yngve Majman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fotö's supporters rose to their feet, but Yngve Majman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hubert Klemensson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 64th minute Yngve Majman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hubert Klemensson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alf Brask showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergo Noorpea, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Sergo Noorpea succeeded in the game's 67th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. In the 71st minute, Urban Petersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Timmy Arenius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A sloppy throw-in by Sivert Björk in the 78th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC SOFIERO's Markus Örtendahl. Gunnar Hellkvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FC SOFIERO's Casper Pihlgren got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Fotö's Sivert Björk got a free kick in the 86th minute. Gunnar Hellkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alf Brask having to interfere. In the 91st match minute, FC SOFIERO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils-Emil Löfskog to maneuver through the defense. Hubert Klemensson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yngve Majman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 95 minutes, Yngve Majman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fotö's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yngve Majman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Urban Petersson kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. FC SOFIERO's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.