League Play-Off

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Stefan Pååk started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute Vitaliy van der Aa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Hagström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rank 1's Marcus Hagström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitaliy van der Aa in the 6th minute of play. When GrassNuts FC's Vitaliy van der Aa in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rank 1's goalie prevented a goal. Marcus Hagström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in the 10th minute of play. John Bogren hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Marcus Hagström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in the 14th minute of the match. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Marcus Hagström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GrassNuts FC. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vitaliy van der Aa in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcus Hagström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 26 minutes Rank 1's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pierre-Emile Højbjerg who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on GrassNuts FC's corner Brian Lindberg fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcus Hagström quite easily take care of the ball. Vitaliy van der Aa scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcus Hagström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 35 minutes into the match, Vitaliy van der Aa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcus Hagström. Rank 1's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vitaliy van der Aa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. John Bogren hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the match, Rank 1's goal looked a bit too open when Verner Wahlnäs came free, but Marcus Hagström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Hagström came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by GrassNuts FC's Verner Wahlnäs. But to his dismay, Verner Wahlnäs quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Vitaliy van der Aa made the kick off in the second half. Vitaliy van der Aa was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 51st minute. GrassNuts FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Marcus Hagström made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Vitaliy van der Aa sent off a good shot on target. Rank 1's Marcus Hagström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Rank 1 from getting a goal against them. In the 64th minute of the match Felix Curtis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Su Peng Jian showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 68th minute Pierre-Emile Højbjerg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Hagström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ulf Ros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Vitaliy van der Aa managed to get in a good position for a shot. GrassNuts FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vitaliy van der Aa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcus Hagström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernt Finnman in the 76th minute of play forced Rank 1's goalkeeper Marcus Hagström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Hagström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernt Finnman in the 76th minute of play. Verner Wahlnäs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th match minute, Rank 1 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harry Mellbad to maneuver through the defense. GrassNuts FC's Cosimo Staniscia was substituted for Vitaliy van der Aa. In the 86th match minute, GrassNuts FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brian Lindberg to maneuver through the defense. Verner Wahlnäs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Marcus Hagström made a huge save. Verner Wahlnäs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Marcus Hagström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Rank 1 defense, Cosimo Staniscia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcus Hagström. The Rank 1 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcus Hagström should have stopped the shot. GrassNuts FC played a much better game than Rank 1 and deserved their victory. The Rank 1 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.