League Play-Off

Vessigebro Stadion
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. Olov Österberg started the match with the kick off. Torsten Gallin might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edmund Wållander. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Torsten Gallin ran back to his position shaking his head. Einar Harlén blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edmund Wållander having to make a save. In the 6th minute, Torsten Gallin 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. Einar Harlén struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Edmund Wållander didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trångsviken. Morgan Holmstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olov Österberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Vessigebro's goal looked a bit too open when Einar Harlén came free, but Edmund Wållander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hans Lindström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Torsten Gallin 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. 27 minutes into the match, Vessigebro's goal looked a bit too open when Einar Harlén came free, but Edmund Wållander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Torsten Gallin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Torsten Gallin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Vessigebro's Egil Wallin got a free kick in the 32nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frans Stål during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th minute, one of Trångsviken:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Trångsviken. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Einar Harlén made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Trångsviken's Einar Harlén fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 55th match minute, Trångsviken was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Axelsson to maneuver through the defense. After 58 minutes Trångsviken's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Egil Wallin who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Vessigebro's Egil Wallin to fire away a dangerous shot which Morgan Holmstedt despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Pär Fransson hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Olov Österberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Morgan Holmstedt having to interfere. Kurt Rosendahl charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kurt Rosendahl the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kurt Rosendahl hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Egil Wallin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Morgan Holmstedt. Trångsviken's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Vessigebro's Carl Höijer got a free kick in the 70th minute. Morgan Holmstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olov Österberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, Vessigebro's Olov Österberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Morgan Holmstedt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 77 minutes, Olov Österberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vessigebro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olov Österberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Morgan Holmstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthon Låsberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. When Anthon Låsberg came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Vessigebro 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 Anthon Låsberg couldn't finish the play. Morgan Holmstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthon Låsberg in the 90th minute of play. After 91 minutes of play, Vessigebro's Olov Österberg made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Morgan Holmstedt was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vessigebro fans cheered their team off the field, for while Trångsviken had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.