League Play-Off

Hedenäset Stadion
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mårten Billberg got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Syrianska FC got a freekick which was hit by Tor Ek. John Carlsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lennart Linberg in the 6th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Pål Bergqvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Belvedere's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Syrianska FC the free kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Mårten Billberg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving John Carlsson. That made the score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Robin Skräddare managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Belvedere's supporters rose to their feet, but Robin Skräddare was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Johannes Åkerman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Tomas Ahlroht fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Syrianska FC's protests and gave Tomas Ahlroht a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC Belvedere booed when Syrianska FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Ahlroht didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olle Tunberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Robin Skräddare recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Syrianska FC's Mårten Billberg in the 27th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but John Carlsson was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for FC Belvedere through an amazing save. Mårten Billberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. John Carlsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Mårten Billberg slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 29th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Mårten Billberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Syrianska FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mårten Billberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. John Carlsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pål Bergqvist hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Mårten Billberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. John Carlsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Robin Skräddare stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes, Syrianska FC's Karl-Johan Jönsätt shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper John Carlsson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Syrianska FC reached it. After 55 minutes of play, Syrianska FC's Lennart Linberg made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. John Carlsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mårten Billberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. John Carlsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 minutes, Thor Malmberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Belvedere and the Syrianska FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lennart Linberg struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. John Carlsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Syrianska FC. When Robin Skräddare came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the FC Belvedere 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 Robin Skräddare couldn't finish the play. Robin Skräddare received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Johannes Åkerman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute Mårten Billberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Carlsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. John Carlsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennart Linberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute, Mårten Billberg 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. In the 88thth minute of the game Mårten Billberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Belvedere's John Carlsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mårten Billberg in the 94th minute of play forced FC Belvedere's goalkeeper John Carlsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.