League Play-Off

Lejonkulan
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kalle Strömberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Frans Nässén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shao Ting Xing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frans Nässén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shao Ting Xing in the 5th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Bertil Simonsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Frans Nässén was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Frans Nässén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shao Ting Xing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frans Nässén didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bertil Simonsson went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Svenska Lejon BK's Wilhelm Bäckström got a free kick in the 31st minute. Frans Nässén stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shao Ting Xing's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute, Gio Bonanni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frans Nässén was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertil Simonsson in the 38th minute of play forced Svenska Lejon BK's goalkeeper Frans Nässén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvar Lundqvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Vrasidas Panaretos made a huge save. Svenska Lejon BK were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Gris Maffian's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lars Bergqvist took the corner. 47 minutes into the match, Shao Ting Xing notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Svenska Lejon BK's Frans Nässén. Frans Nässén was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half Gris Maffian were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Shao Ting Xing made a kick off. A hard shot 55 in the game by Shao Ting Xing from a close distance when the talented Frans Nässén managed to make a qualified save. Svenska Lejon BK's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bertil Simonsson got free with Frans Nässén in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Frans Nässén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gio Bonanni in the 63rd minute of the match. Frans Nässén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulf Lindmark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frans Nässén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Mårtensson in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Svenska Lejon BK's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Mårtensson came free, but Frans Nässén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Shao Ting Xing had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frans Nässén. Svenska Lejon BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shao Ting Xing was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Gris Maffian made a substitution. Bianco Sammartano replaced Vincent Mårtensson. Gris Maffian's Karl-Ove Vedholm was substituted for Gio Bonanni. Shao Ting Xing who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Frans Nässén when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 78 minutes into the match, Shao Ting Xing dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Frans Nässén, 0-7. Frans Nässén didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ulf Lindmark went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. Frans Nässén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulf Lindmark in the 85th minute of play. Frans Nässén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bianco Sammartano, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 89 minutes into the game, Kalle Strömberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Svenska Lejon BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gris Maffian the free kick. After a rather tough play, Svenska Lejon BK's Kalle Strömberg got a free kick in the 89th minute. After some careless play in the Svenska Lejon BK defense, Karl-Ove Vedholm kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frans Nässén. The Svenska Lejon BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frans Nässén should have stopped the shot. Frans Nässén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Ove Vedholm in the 96th minute of the match. The Svenska Lejon BK fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gris Maffian were clearly better and deserved to take the win.