League Play-Off

Linderöd Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tom Gråberg got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Lotorp IFK's goalkeeper Björn Olsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emil Tunberg. After having played for 6 minutes, Jakob Eklund managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Linderöd BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jakob Eklund was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Andy Giöck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 9 minutes into the match, Linderöd BK's Jakob Eklund sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Björn Olsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 10 minutes into the game, Andy Giöck cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Algot Sefastsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th minute, Andy Giöck got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tom Gråberg struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Algot Sefastsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lotorp IFK. When Emil Tunberg came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Linderöd BK 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 Emil Tunberg couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Emil Tunberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Linderöd BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Emil Tunberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Björn Olsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jakob Eklund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 1-1 became the score in the 30th minute when Jakob Eklund elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 33rd minute, Tom Gråberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Algot Sefastsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Björn Olsson was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Adrian Törnqvist capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adrian Törnqvist really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jakob Eklund to strike the kick off in the second half. Emil Tunberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jakob Eklund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Algot Sefastsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Rydberg in the 65th minute of play. Algot Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tom Gråberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Linderöd BK's Algot Sefastsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tom Gråberg in the 71st minute of play. Linderöd BK's Algot Sefastsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Linderöd BK from getting a goal against them. After 75 played minutes Lotorp IFK's Andy Giöck stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Algot Sefastsson stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Linderöd BK of the goal. Tom Gråberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Algot Sefastsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute Jakob Eklund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Björn Olsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Tom Gråberg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Algot Sefastsson. That made the score 2-3 in the 92 minute of play. Andy Giöck's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Algot Sefastsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lotorp IFK walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.