League Play-Off

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, 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. Jack Mogren started the match with the kick off. After 7 played minutes Assyriska FF got a freekick which was hit by Axel Blom. 8 minutes into the game, Ruda's Vidar Jönsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Izydor Watarz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Ronny Hellbom charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronny Hellbom the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ruda's Sigvard Andersson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Ruda from getting a goal against them. Izydor Watarz came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Ruda's Vidar Jönsson. But to his dismay, Vidar Jönsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. If Jack Mogren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Axel Blom fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Assyriska FF's protests and gave Axel Blom a yellow card for diving instead. Axel Blom kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Izydor Watarz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vidar Jönsson's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes into the game, Jack Mogren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Izydor Watarz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The wind increased when Torgny Österlund made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Mogren in the 53rd minute of play forced Assyriska FF's goalkeeper Izydor Watarz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vidar Jönsson got free with Izydor Watarz in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 58 minutes into the match, Vidar Jönsson notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Assyriska FF's Izydor Watarz. Izydor Watarz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Jack Mogren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Izydor Watarz was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Izydor Watarz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Mogren, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 84th match minute, Assyriska FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sakarias Siggesson to maneuver through the defense. If Vidar Jönsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Assyriska FF's Izydor Watarz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Assyriska FF from getting a goal against them. Izydor Watarz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Mogren, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Ruda's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.