League Play-Off

Fristad
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Svante Månsson kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes, Fristad IK's Anthon Sundström shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ingvar Ek came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fristad IK reached it. 4 minutes into the game, Alf Bodin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. JiggaMans's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fristad IK the free kick. In the 4th match minute, JiggaMans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alf Bodin to maneuver through the defense. When JiggaMans's Holger Berglund in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fristad IK's goalie prevented a goal. Sten Lindgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bo-Erik Wennersten in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ingvar Ek saved JiggaMans from getting behind. 23 minutes into the game, Holger Berglund cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rickard Bergsten was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 26th minute Holger Berglund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rickard Bergsten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, JiggaMans's Svante Månsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rickard Bergsten made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Svante Månsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Holger Berglund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rickard Bergsten having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Sebastian Bern hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bo-Erik Wennersten made a kick off. JiggaMans's Harry Berg got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ingvar Ek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bo-Erik Wennersten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bo-Erik Wennersten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Ingvar Ek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Holger Berglund got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Magnus Billberg's late challenge caught a JiggaMans's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Magnus Billberg helped the player get up and apologised. Svante Månsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rickard Bergsten having to make a save. 62 minutes into the game, Holger Berglund cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Rickard Bergsten was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jens-Ola Uggla kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Rickard Bergsten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svante Månsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svante Månsson in the 75th minute of play forced Fristad IK's goalkeeper Rickard Bergsten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bo-Erik Wennersten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ingvar Ek having to interfere. Fristad IK's Rickard Bergsten proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Fristad IK from getting a goal against them. In the 81st minute, JiggaMans's Svante Månsson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rickard Bergsten. Rickard Bergsten yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Sebastian Bern fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rickard Bergsten having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, Bo-Erik Wennersten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fristad IK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bo-Erik Wennersten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 92 minutes of play, Fristad IK's Sten Lindgren made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ingvar Ek was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 96th minute, JiggaMans's Svante Månsson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-6. When the final whistle sounded JiggaMans left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Fristad IK.