League Play-Off

Giant Axe
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nissafors BK's Oliver Hellström 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. Karl-Michael Gustavsson hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Oliver Hellström sped through Turkovic Draycott EFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rasmus Ekberg. Rasmus Ekberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Nordin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Håkan Boström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Pettersson, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Oliver Hellström put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Rasmus Ekberg. Marcus Nordin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Oliver Hellström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcus Nordin struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Rasmus Ekberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nissafors BK.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christian Pettersson to make the kick off. Håkan Boström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Lindqvist in the 51st minute of the match. Christian Pettersson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Håkan Boström having to make a save. When Robin Strandberg fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nissafors BK's protests and gave Robin Strandberg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 54th match minute, Nissafors BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robin Strandberg to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Nissafors BK's zone, Axel Lindqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Håkan Boström came out of the goal and Axel Lindqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christian Pettersson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Håkan Boström having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Oliver Hellström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rasmus Ekberg was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Nissafors BK's Håkan Boström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Lindqvist in the 63rd minute of play. If Marcus Nordin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rasmus Ekberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliver Hellström in the 67th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kim Sikström during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Nissafors BK's Kim Sikström got a free kick in the 69th minute. When Axel Lindqvist came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Turkovic Draycott EFC 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 Axel Lindqvist couldn't finish the play. Axel Lindqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oliver Hellström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Rasmus Ekberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 81 minutes, Marcus Nordin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nissafors BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcus Nordin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 85th minute, Marcus Nordin 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. When the final whistle sounded Nissafors BK left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Turkovic Draycott EFC.