League Play-Off

Frändefors
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. Jan Blomqvist started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Torbjörn Löfgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anders Beck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Rickard Jonsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Frändefors FF's zone, Birger Fransson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl-Oskar Åström came out of the goal and Birger Fransson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Alex Pihlgren fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Långås's protests and gave Alex Pihlgren a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Långås getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Alex Pihlgren hit a great ball. Rickard Sjömans short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Rickard Jonsson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 18 minutes into the match, Frändefors FF's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Blomqvist came free, but Karl-Oskar Åström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Fernkvist hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. If Birger Fransson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Karl-Oskar Åström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Blomqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Jan Blomqvist made a precise shot to the right of Karl-Oskar Åström. Frändefors FF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Jan Blomqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Karl-Oskar Åström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Långås's goalkeeper Rickard Jonsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rickard Sjöman. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anders Beck to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Birger Fransson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl-Oskar Åström was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Stellan Strömberg hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Anders Beck struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Rickard Jonsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Frändefors FF. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rickard Sjöman in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rickard Jonsson saved Långås from getting behind. Birger Fransson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Oskar Åström having to interfere. When Anders Beck came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Frändefors 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 Anders Beck couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Rickard Sjöman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rickard Jonsson was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. When Mathias Lundin fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Frändefors FF's protests and gave Mathias Lundin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 69th minute, Mathias Lundin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Birger Fransson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Karl-Oskar Åström firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Långås booed when Frändefors FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Alberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Långås's Jan Blomqvist in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Frändefors FF's goalie prevented a goal. 77 minutes into the match, Frändefors FF's goal looked a bit too open when Birger Fransson came free, but Karl-Oskar Åström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Frändefors FF's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Blomqvist came free, but Karl-Oskar Åström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Birger Fransson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Karl-Oskar Åström made a huge save. Rickard Sjöman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Rickard Jonsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rickard Jonsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Sjöman, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Rickard Sjöman might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rickard Jonsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rickard Sjöman ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Blomqvist in the 89th minute of play forced Frändefors FF's goalkeeper Karl-Oskar Åström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Långås had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.