League Play-Off

Odensbacken 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. Jonny Haglund started the match with the kick off. Walter Pååk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonny Haglund in the 3rd minute of play. Odensbacken IF's Walter Pååk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfons Sefastsson in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to Bankeryd IF getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Jonny Haglund hit a great ball. Walter Pååk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonny Haglund in the 11th minute of the match. Edgar Falkrans kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Jonny Haglund scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Walter Pååk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Walter Pååk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfons Sefastsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 27th minute, Alfons Sefastsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bankeryd IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Jakob Persson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Måns Holm fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Odensbacken IF's protests and gave Måns Holm a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th match minute, Odensbacken IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Måns Holm to maneuver through the defense. Tor Ahlkvist took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Walter Pååk. Odensbacken IF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Odensbacken IF's zone, Jonny Haglund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Walter Pååk came out of the goal and Jonny Haglund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emil Nordström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakob Persson, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Jakob Persson took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emil Nordström. Emil Nordström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 45th minute, Mathias Alegren 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. After the first half Bankeryd IF were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jakob Persson to make the kick off. Emil Nordström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mathias Alegren's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. If Jakob Persson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 58 minutes of play, Odensbacken IF's Jakob Persson made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emil Nordström was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 67th minute of the match Tommy Wallman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emil Nordström skillfully saved the ball. Otto Telin hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mathias Alegren in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emil Nordström saved Bankeryd IF from getting behind. In the 73rd minute, Mathias Alegren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emil Nordström was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Jakob Persson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emil Nordström having to interfere. Jakob Persson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Emil Nordström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jakob Persson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Odensbacken IF's Walter Pååk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Odensbacken IF from getting a goal against them. Bankeryd IF's Emil Nordström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakob Persson in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Mathias Alegren 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 Folke Lundström fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bankeryd IF's protests and gave Folke Lundström a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th minute, Folke Lundström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.