League Play-Off

Forsheda
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. Ivar Liljeström started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Leif Hammarbäck had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bengt Wallmark. FC Madagaskar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leif Hammarbäck was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 7th minute, one of FC Madagaskar:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Madagaskar. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Lunden City. Jan-Ove Godholm stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bengt Wallmark. 0-2. 12 minutes into the game, Jens Pihl was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Madagaskar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lunden City the free kick. In the 13th minute there was a penalty for Lunden City. Jan-Ove Godholm stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bengt Wallmark. 0-3. The audience was convinced that Leif Hammarbäck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bengt Wallmark was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Bengt Wallmark came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Lunden City's Jan-Ove Godholm. But to his dismay, Jan-Ove Godholm quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Bengt Wallmark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Ove Godholm in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rdth minute of the game Leif Hammarbäck who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Madagaskar's Bengt Wallmark was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Leif Hammarbäck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bengt Wallmark was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 35th minute, Jan-Ove Godholm got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jan-Ove Godholm took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bengt Wallmark. Bengt Wallmark dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Jan-Ove Godholm took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bengt Wallmark. Bengt Wallmark dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. If Leif Hammarbäck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lunden City's Leif Hammarbäck in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Madagaskar's goalie prevented a goal. In the 48thth minute of the game Jan-Ove Godholm who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Madagaskar's Bengt Wallmark was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jan-Ove Godholm to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Lunden City's goal looked a bit too open when Rudolf Malmgren came free, but Emanuel Salqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the game, Vincent Emander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Madagaskar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lunden City the free kick. Vincent Emander kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. When Lunden City's Leif Hammarbäck in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Madagaskar's goalie prevented a goal. Vincent Emander kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leif Hammarbäck in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bengt Wallmark saved FC Madagaskar from getting behind. FC Madagaskar's Bengt Wallmark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leif Hammarbäck in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of Lunden City booed when FC Madagaskar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vincent Emander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leif Hammarbäck in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bengt Wallmark prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Bengt Wallmark managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Lunden City's Jan-Ove Godholm fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Bengt Wallmark had great luck who in the 75thth minute grab hold of the ball when Leif Hammarbäck from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Leif Hammarbäck did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-7 to the left of a surprised Bengt Wallmark 79 minutes into the match. In the 86th match minute, FC Madagaskar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bengt Holm to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan-Ove Godholm in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bengt Wallmark prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 96th minute Rudolf Malmgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Salqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The FC Madagaskar fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Lunden City were clearly better and deserved to take the win.