League Play-Off

Åsenhöga
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. David Knutsson started the match with the kick off. Kjell Andersson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Billy Bohlin in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Örjan Levander in the 4th minute of play forced Laxå's goalkeeper Kjell Andersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, IK S's Joseph Morat seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Joseph Morat the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of IK S protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Joseph Morat had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a defensive mix-up in Laxå's zone, Örjan Levander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kjell Andersson came out of the goal and Örjan Levander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Örjan Levander 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. In the 15th match minute, IK S was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilhelm Ros to maneuver through the defense. IK S's Adam Bokelund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Knutsson in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arman Ekeberg in the 17th minute of play forced IK S's goalkeeper Adam Bokelund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kjell Andersson was a little too slow when Rickard Fredriksson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 1-1. If Sven-Olof Blomqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sven-Olof Blomqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Kjell Andersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, IK S's goal looked a bit too open when David Knutsson came free, but Adam Bokelund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 31 minutes, Arman Ekeberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Laxå and the IK S players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arman Ekeberg hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. If Sven-Olof Blomqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rickard Fredriksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Kjell Andersson made a huge save. 35 minutes into the match, Sven-Olof Blomqvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kjell Andersson. Laxå's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sven-Olof Blomqvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Karl-Magnus Odén received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Kjell Andersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Laxå's goal looked a bit too open when Rickard Fredriksson came free, but Kjell Andersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Örjan Levander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rickard Fredriksson to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Wilhelm Ros made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Laxå's Kjell Andersson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Kjell Andersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickard Fredriksson in the 56th minute of play. Örjan Levander blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kjell Andersson having to make a save. A collision led to IK S getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Patrik Gallin hit a great ball. Kjell Andersson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rickard Fredriksson's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. If Örjan Levander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kjell Andersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Fredriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute, Tomas Springfält hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Örjan Levander managed to get in a good position for a shot. IK S's supporters rose to their feet, but Örjan Levander was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kjell Andersson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Laxå getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Martin Gustafsson hit a great ball. Eric Deckbergh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Adam Bokelund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Wilhelm Ros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kjell Andersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rickard Fredriksson in the 80th minute of the match. In the 84th minute Rickard Fredriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kjell Andersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tommy Söderqvist made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by IK S's Karl-Magnus Odén. If Karl-Magnus Odén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Örjan Levander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rickard Fredriksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kjell Andersson having to interfere. Örjan Levander recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Örjan Levander recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. IK S fully deserved thier win.