League Play-Off

Vrove
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Klaudius Flensburg started the match with the kick off. Vanløse BK's Villy Birkner shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Espen Fander but with some difficulty. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Edwardt Bessel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vanløse BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Edwardt Bessel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Espen Fander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sigfred Russel struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Espen Fander didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vanløse BK. After 14 minutes, Lavrits Thylgård mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stenderup and the Vanløse BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lavrits Thylgård hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The long shot by Toke Corvil in the 15th minute really tested Espen Fander's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Sigfred Russel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walter Haxfort made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klaudius Flensburg in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Torben Wehde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Espen Fander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sigfred Russel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lavrits Thylgård was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 35 minutes had been played. In the 36th match minute, Stenderup was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lavrits Thylgård to maneuver through the defense. Micky Rauffkjær kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. A collision led to Vanløse BK getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Edvard Reffeld hit a great ball. Ronnie Væth, 40 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Espen Fander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sigfred Russel in the 45th minute of the match. Emmanuel Karottki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Haxfort having to interfere. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sigfred Russel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sigfred Russel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vanløse BK's Sigfred Russel got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute Edwardt Bessel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Espen Fander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edwardt Bessel in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Espen Fander saved Stenderup from getting behind. Micky Rauffkjær fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Espen Fander having to interfere. Vanløse BK's Sigfred Russel got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emmanuel Karottki got free with Walter Haxfort in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stenderup's goalkeeper Espen Fander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 79thth minute of the game Edwardt Bessel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stenderup's Espen Fander was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Emmanuel Karottki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Walter Haxfort was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 86 played minutes Stenderup got a freekick which was hit by Emmanuel Karottki. After a defensive mix-up in Vanløse BK's zone, Klaudius Flensburg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Walter Haxfort came out of the goal and Klaudius Flensburg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Vanløse BK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Stenderup's performance. The match ended with a win for Stenderup.