League Play-Off

Nässjö Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Annerstad's Aaron Bjurström 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. Bror Vollander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kent Sundberg having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Annerstad's Robin Erserman got a free kick in the 4th minute. After 5 minutes, Charles Wallman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nässjö IFK and the Annerstad players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Nässjö IFK's Charles Wallman got a free kick in the 5th minute. When Rutger Smitt came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Nässjö IFK 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 Rutger Smitt couldn't finish the play. If Aaron Bjurström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Nässjö IFK getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Viktor Stenquist hit a great ball. After 19 minutes of play, Annerstad's Aaron Bjurström made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marko Billock was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marko Billock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Bjurström in the 25th minute of the match. After 27 minutes, Bror Morat mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nässjö IFK and the Annerstad players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bror Morat hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the game, Joel Stålberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Annerstad's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nässjö IFK the free kick. The long shot by Vincent Brummer in the 31st minute really tested Kent Sundberg's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Bror Morat might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kent Sundberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bror Morat ran back to his position shaking his head. Rutger Smitt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Victor Axelsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 47 minutes, Bror Morat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nässjö IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bror Morat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

After having played for 53 minutes, Rutger Smitt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nässjö IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rutger Smitt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Algot Aspengren was extremely unlucky when he, in the 57th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rutger Smitt in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kent Sundberg saved Annerstad from getting behind. The supporters of Nässjö IFK booed when Annerstad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robin Erserman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, Bror Morat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nässjö IFK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Rutger Smitt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kent Sundberg having to interfere. After 74 minutes of play, Nässjö IFK's Bror Morat made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kent Sundberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! The long shot by Aaron Bjurström in the 77th minute really tested Marko Billock's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Algot Aspengren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Marko Billock tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, Nässjö IFK's Rutger Smitt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kent Sundberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Bror Morat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Rutger Smitt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Nässjö IFK defense, Algot Aspengren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marko Billock. The Nässjö IFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marko Billock should have stopped the shot. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.