League Play-Off

The Octagon
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Knodi Kouidri got the match started through his kick off. When Knodi Kouidri fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Copa United's protests and gave Knodi Kouidri a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th match minute, Copa United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cipriano Maia to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Knodi Kouidri got free with Kristian Sundén in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Knodi Kouidri had several of the Tranås BF's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 13 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Kristian Sundén as he didn't even see the shot coming. Copa United's Anthon Forsberg got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anthon Forsberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kristian Sundén having to make a save. Kristian Sundén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Jonas Asmundsson kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Kristian Sundén was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Knodi Kouidri capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Knodi Kouidri really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 35th minute, Sten Brask 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. 38 minutes into the match, Copa United's Beto Vidal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kristian Sundén narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Copa United's zone, Fabian Fågel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evert Petersson came out of the goal and Fabian Fågel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th minute Fabian Fågel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evert Petersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sten Brask charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sten Brask the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes Tranås BF got a freekick which was hit by Sten Brask. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabian Fågel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Torgny Bergfelt came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Tranås BF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Torgny Bergfelt couldn't finish the play. 55 minutes into the match, Copa United's goalkeeper Evert Petersson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabian Fågel. In the 57th minute Tranås BF were awarded a corner. Joachim Nordkvist went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Joachim Nordkvist almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Copa United's Evert Petersson did a great save. Kristian Sundén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Knodi Kouidri in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tranås BF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Konrad Niedzwiecki was slow to take the kick. During this time Copa United's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Konrad Niedzwiecki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kristian Sundén quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Knodi Kouidri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kristian Sundén read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. After 64 played minutes Tranås BF got a freekick which was hit by Börje Bure. Copa United's Knodi Kouidri got his second yellow card of the match in the 65th minute. The referee ordered Knodi Kouidri off the ground. Knodi Kouidri hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. A collision led to Tranås BF getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Sten Brask hit a great ball. If Anthon Forsberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Beto Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Anthon Forsberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Tranås BF's Börje Bure got a free kick in the 84th minute. If Torgny Bergfelt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tranås BF's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Copa United had won, even though Tranås BF had held more of the ball.