League Play-Off

Leksand
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tommy Åkerman started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Vincent Wassenius left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Thoretz fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sakarias Björk's late challenge caught a Thoretz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sakarias Björk helped the player get up and apologised. After 8 played minutes Los Blankos got a freekick which was hit by Sakarias Björk. When Petter Tingberg fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Thoretz's protests and gave Petter Tingberg a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Thoretz's Petter Tingberg got a free kick in the 11th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Johan Mårtensson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martin Grelsson. Thoretz's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Johan Mårtensson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Vincent Wassenius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the game, Jan Pettersson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Blankos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Thoretz the free kick. In the 21st match minute, Los Blankos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Pettersson to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute Bror Lundin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arvid Kuse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Bror Lundin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bror Lundin in the 31st minute of play forced Los Blankos's goalkeeper Arvid Kuse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 32 minutes, Anton Ahlberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Blankos and the Thoretz players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 32 played minutes Los Blankos got a freekick which was hit by Anton Ahlberg. Arvid Kuse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bror Lundin in the 37th minute of play. When Thoretz's Bror Lundin in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Blankos's goalie prevented a goal. Arvid Kuse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vincent Wassenius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arvid Kuse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bror Lundin in the 42nd minute of the match. Los Blankos's Arvid Kuse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bror Lundin in the 46th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Bror Lundin made the kick off in the second half. Vincent Wassenius struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Arvid Kuse didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thoretz. Vincent Wassenius's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arvid Kuse read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. After 55 played minutes Los Blankos got a freekick which was hit by Sakarias Björk. Vincent Wassenius in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arvid Kuse, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 62nd minute, Bror Lundin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Bror Lundin put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Arvid Kuse. If Vincent Wassenius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vincent Wassenius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Arvid Kuse made a huge save. Thoretz's Bror Lundin got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sakarias Björk kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. If Bror Lundin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Johan Mårtensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 98th minute of the match Anton Ahlberg completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Anton Ahlberg a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. When the match had been going on for 100 minutes, Thoretz's Kurt Österberg got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Arvid Kuse. The Los Blankos supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Thoretz's performance. The match ended with a win for Thoretz.