League Play-Off

Cranz Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Stora Höga's Folke Löfgren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The Crans-Montana fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when Crans-Montana's Samuel Björkman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Samuel Björkman hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Crans-Montana! 16 minutes into the match, Dan Wiman notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Crans-Montana's Jimmy Blom. Jimmy Blom was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Stora Höga's Folke Löfgren got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Jonasson in the 22nd minute of play forced Stora Höga's goalkeeper Folke Arenberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Björkman took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Folke Arenberg. Folke Arenberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After some careless play in the Crans-Montana defense, Folke Löfgren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jimmy Blom. The Crans-Montana fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jimmy Blom should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hugo Jonasson got free with Folke Arenberg in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Wiman in the 39th minute of play forced Crans-Montana's goalkeeper Jimmy Blom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 41 minutes into the game, when Malte Åkerström put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of Crans-Montana:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Stora Höga:s goal. In the 42nd minute there was a penalty for Stora Höga. Dan Wiman stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jimmy Blom. 2-4. In the 46th match minute, Stora Höga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Lundin to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 2-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fredric Jonsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Folke Arenberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredric Jonsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 58 played minutes Stora Höga got a freekick which was hit by Mats Söderberg. Jimmy Blom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Wiman in the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredric Jonsson in the 72nd minute of play forced Stora Höga's goalkeeper Folke Arenberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Börge Åhman fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crans-Montana's protests and gave Börge Åhman a yellow card for diving instead. Folke Arenberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Jonasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Folke Löfgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jimmy Blom having to interfere. The Crans-Montana supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Stora Höga's performance. The match ended with a win for Stora Höga.