League Play-Off

Akilles FC Arena
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. Fredrik Sjögren started the match with the kick off. Knut Magnusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Helander, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Tobo IFK's Knut Magnusson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fritz Christoffersson in the 5th minute of play. Nils Rydberg hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. With his leg Knut Magnusson managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Akilles FC's Fritz Christoffersson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 9th minute Eric Sundberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Knut Magnusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Fritz Christoffersson could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Knut Magnusson however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, Tobo IFK's Knut Magnusson got control of the ball when Fritz Christoffersson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Henrik Ahlbeck hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. If Eric Sundberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 23 minutes into the match, Tobo IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Helander came free, but Knut Magnusson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fritz Christoffersson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Knut Magnusson having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Adam Helander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Knut Magnusson was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. The supporters of Akilles FC booed when Tobo IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrik Ahlbeck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adam Helander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Knut Magnusson having to interfere. Fritz Christoffersson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Knut Magnusson made a huge save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fritz Christoffersson to strike the kick off in the second half. Lennart Botvidsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Sjögren, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Akilles FC's goalkeeper Lennart Botvidsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lennart Botvidsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Sjögren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matthias Lindberg during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Akilles FC booed when Tobo IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthias Lindberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fritz Christoffersson in the 59th minute of play forced Tobo IFK's goalkeeper Knut Magnusson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Knut Magnusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fritz Christoffersson, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 62 minutes into the match, Adam Helander had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Knut Magnusson. Tobo IFK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adam Helander was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Knut Magnusson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adam Helander's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Eric Sundberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th 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 Jack Alkvist during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tobo IFK's Jack Alkvist got a free kick in the 68th minute. Fritz Christoffersson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Henrik Ahlbeck kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Tobo IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Helander came free, but Knut Magnusson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Knut Magnusson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Helander in the 80th minute of the match. Knut Magnusson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Helander in the 85th minute of the match. If Henrik Ahlbeck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute Fritz Christoffersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Knut Magnusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Tobo IFK defense, Fritz Christoffersson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Knut Magnusson. The Tobo IFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Knut Magnusson should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that Akilles FC were the better team. Akilles FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.