League Play-Off

Söderköping -vallen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when John Lind kicked off to start the match. When Esbjörn Carlberg came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Blåsmark FF 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 Esbjörn Carlberg couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Söderköping's Carl Mellberg got a free kick in the 4th minute. If Jan-Olof Josefsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 5 minutes of play, Blåsmark FF's Esbjörn Carlberg made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oskar Westerberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Blåsmark FF's Filip Törnblom got a free kick in the 11th minute. If John Lind had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the game, Filip Törnblom was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Blåsmark FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Söderköping the free kick. The supporters of Söderköping booed when Blåsmark FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Törnblom didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jan-Olof Josefsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Oskar Westerberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute, Björn Norström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Söderköping's goalkeeper Oskar Westerberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Folke Wallman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Oskar Stolpe in the 36th minute of play. Jan-Olof Josefsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oskar Westerberg having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Söderköping's zone, Esbjörn Carlberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oskar Westerberg came out of the goal and Esbjörn Carlberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 43rdth minute of the game Esbjörn Carlberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Söderköping's Oskar Westerberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Oskar Westerberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Olof Josefsson in the 46th minute of play. In the 48th minute Esbjörn Carlberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oskar Westerberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Esbjörn Carlberg was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Karl-Oskar Stolpe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Folke Wallman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Oskar Westerberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esbjörn Carlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. John Lind fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Folke Wallman having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Oskar Stolpe in the 63rd minute of play forced Blåsmark FF's goalkeeper Folke Wallman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Blåsmark FF's goal looked a bit too open when John Lind came free, but Folke Wallman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. John Lind 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. Folke Wallman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Lind in the 73rd minute of play. If Jan-Olof Josefsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jan-Olof Josefsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Oskar Westerberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esbjörn Carlberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oskar Westerberg having to interfere. Jan-Olof Josefsson took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oskar Westerberg. Oskar Westerberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. In the 91st minute John Lind shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Wallman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Oskar Westerberg successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.