League Play-Off

Lönsboda -vallen
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. Sven-Edvin Nordlander started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Charlie Blom left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lönsboda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 21st minute, Lönsboda's Leonard Wallgren dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sven-Edvin Nordlander in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gert Kellberg saved Arvika from getting behind. When Charlie Blom came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Lönsboda 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 Charlie Blom couldn't finish the play. 28 minutes into the game, Charlie Blom lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Gert Kellberg. Charlie Blom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gert Kellberg having to interfere. Arvika's Jan-Olof Gallin got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Sven-Edvin Nordlander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gert Kellberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Edvin Nordlander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lönsboda's Sven-Edvin Nordlander in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arvika's goalie prevented a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Oliver Arvidsson made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sven-Edvin Nordlander in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gert Kellberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gert Kellberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Edvin Nordlander in the 55th minute of the match. Sven-Edvin Nordlander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charlie Blom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gert Kellberg having to interfere. Gert Kellberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Edvin Nordlander, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Jan-Olof Gallin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefan Skoglund having to interfere. After 65 minutes of play, Lönsboda's Charlie Blom made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gert Kellberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Oliver Arvidsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Stefan Skoglund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gert Kellberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charlie Blom in the 74th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Arvika's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Edvin Nordlander came free, but Gert Kellberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Sven-Edvin Nordlander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gert Kellberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rdth minute of the game Charlie Blom who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arvika's Gert Kellberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Alvar Österlund fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arvika's protests and gave Alvar Österlund a yellow card for diving instead. Alvar Österlund was shown his second yellow card after 86 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 87th match minute, Arvika was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvar Österlund to maneuver through the defense. Gert Kellberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charlie Blom, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Sven-Edvin Nordlander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gert Kellberg having to interfere.