League Play-Off

Grisslehamn -vallen
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Örsundsbro FF's Yngve Vik 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. With his leg Karl-Michael Möllgren managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Grisslehamn's Stig Lidberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 10 minutes into the match, Örsundsbro FF's goalkeeper Karl-Michael Möllgren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stig Lidberg. In the 12th minute, Bertil Gallberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Stig Lidberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grisslehamn's supporters rose to their feet, but Stig Lidberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karl-Michael Möllgren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yngve Vik's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustaf Kvarnström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Stig Lidberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 30 minutes, Jonatan Lindsten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grisslehamn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonatan Lindsten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karl-Michael Möllgren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stig Lidberg in the 35th minute. After 35 played minutes Örsundsbro FF got a freekick which was hit by Rikard Alin. After a defensive mix-up in Örsundsbro FF's zone, Jonatan Lindsten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl-Michael Möllgren came out of the goal and Jonatan Lindsten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 43rd minute, Alvin Palmkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was beautiful to see Örsundsbro FF's Ingvar Stenberg in action when he in the 45th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Grisslehamn's Gustaf Kvarnström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yngve Vik in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonatan Lindsten to make the kick off. Rikard Alin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 52 played minutes Grisslehamn got a freekick which was hit by Eric Eskilsson. After having played for 55 minutes, Stig Lidberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grisslehamn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stig Lidberg 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 56th match minute, Örsundsbro FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hans Söderström to maneuver through the defense. If Stig Lidberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonatan Lindsten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Karl-Michael Möllgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig Lidberg in the 64th minute of play forced Örsundsbro FF's goalkeeper Karl-Michael Möllgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Örsundsbro FF's zone, Stig Lidberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl-Michael Möllgren came out of the goal and Stig Lidberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Örsundsbro FF's Ingvar Stenberg got a free kick in the 66th minute. The audience was convinced that Stig Lidberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl-Michael Möllgren was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 70th minute of the match Alvin Palmkvist shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Karl-Michael Möllgren showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 72nd minute Jonatan Lindsten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Michael Möllgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl-Michael Möllgren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jonatan Lindsten went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. If Jonatan Lindsten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Örsundsbro FF's goalkeeper Karl-Michael Möllgren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Karl-Michael Möllgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonatan Lindsten in the 82nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stig Lidberg in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karl-Michael Möllgren saved Örsundsbro FF from getting behind. Karl-Michael Möllgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Lindsten, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute, Kurt Malmström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes into the game, Grisslehamn's Jonatan Lindsten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karl-Michael Möllgren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Stig Lidberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Karl-Michael Möllgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karl-Michael Möllgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Lindsten, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Grisslehamn's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.