League Play-Off

Jämjö Stadion
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. Svante Olofsson started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the game, Svante Olofsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jens-Åke Kinnman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jens-Åke Kinnman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Svante Olofsson's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Youngboys FF's Joakim Smefeldt tried to score from far away in the 14th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to Jämjö getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Georg Finsberg hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jakob Alebom in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jens-Åke Kinnman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Elliott Grönberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens-Åke Kinnman having to interfere. Jens-Åke Kinnman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakob Alebom, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jämjö's goalkeeper Jens-Åke Kinnman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Svante Olofsson put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Jens-Åke Kinnman. Youngboys FF's Svante Olofsson got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jens-Åke Kinnman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakob Alebom in the 43rd minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ove Sjöman to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Jämjö's Georg Finsberg got a free kick in the 53rd minute. If Jakob Alebom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute, Georg Finsberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hans Lundin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ove Sjöman in the 60th minute of the match. Andreas Östman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd match minute, Youngboys FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Åke Wikander to maneuver through the defense. Svante Olofsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Svante Olofsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Youngboys FF's Svante Olofsson got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Jämjö's goalkeeper Jens-Åke Kinnman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jakob Alebom. If Svante Olofsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lars Eliasson charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lars Eliasson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Jämjö getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Lars Eliasson hit a great ball. A hard shot by Joakim Smefeldt from long distance, 78 minutes into the match, got Jens-Åke Kinnman's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The audience was convinced that Ove Sjöman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hans Lundin was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. 82 minutes into the match, Youngboys FF's Svante Olofsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jens-Åke Kinnman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jakob Alebom got free with Jens-Åke Kinnman in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Youngboys FF booed when Jämjö was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars Eliasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Jakob Alebom could shoot a difficult shot in the 86th minute, which Jens-Åke Kinnman however easily saved by the left post. Jakob Alebom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute Svante Olofsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Åke Kinnman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jämjö's Lars Eliasson got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jens-Åke Kinnman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jakob Alebom in the 96th minute.