League Play-Off

Ulricehamn -vallen
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. Fritz Tunström started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Norrfors FK's zone, Jens-Erik Pettersson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dan Kolberg came out of the goal and Jens-Erik Pettersson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dan Kolberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jens-Erik Pettersson in the 7th minute of the match. Jens-Erik Pettersson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dan Kolberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. If Samuel Ekström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dan Kolberg made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Samuel Ekström sent off a good shot on target. After 20 minutes, Oskar Alebäck mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Väggens Giganter and the Norrfors FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. John Svanberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. John Svanberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. John Svanberg took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Georg Wennersten. Georg Wennersten dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens-Erik Pettersson in the 33rd minute of play forced Norrfors FK's goalkeeper Dan Kolberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 38th minute by Samuel Ekström got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Väggens Giganter's Jens-Erik Pettersson in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Norrfors FK's goalie prevented a goal. Fritz Tunström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Georg Wennersten tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jens-Erik Pettersson to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens-Erik Pettersson in the 52nd minute of play forced Norrfors FK's goalkeeper Dan Kolberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. John Svanberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jan-Åke Alebeck during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Väggens Giganter's Jan-Åke Alebeck got a free kick in the 64th minute. Samuel Ekström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Dan Kolberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jens-Erik Pettersson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dan Kolberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Ekström in the 75th minute of play. Georg Berggren's late challenge caught a Väggens Giganter's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Georg Berggren helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Norrfors FK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Väggens Giganter:s goal. Holger Nordström shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Samuel Ekström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If John Svanberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samuel Ekström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dan Kolberg having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Norrfors FK's zone, Samuel Ekström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dan Kolberg came out of the goal and Samuel Ekström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Although Väggens Giganter had been in control for most of the match, Norrfors FK still came away with the win.