League Play-Off

Karesuando
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kenneth Lange kicked off to start the match. After 5 played minutes, Karesuando FF's Manfred Hamberg shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Niklas Billing came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Karesuando FF reached it. Niklas Billing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kenneth Lange in the 8th minute. Andreas Nilsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpected shot in the 13th minute by Andreas Nilsson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Kenneth Lange received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Niklas Billing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Andreas Nilsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Niklas Billing. Södermanlands IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andreas Nilsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Fabian Nordlund hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Patric Lundqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Arne Tolsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute, Jesper Engman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Andreas Nilsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Karesuando FF's supporters rose to their feet, but Andreas Nilsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niklas Billing breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 41st match minute, Södermanlands IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Nordlund to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Kenneth Lange's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niklas Billing was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by Södermanlands IF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Manfred Hamberg was slow to take the kick. During this time Karesuando FF's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Patrik Kullander almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Södermanlands IF's Niklas Billing did a great save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sven-Arne Tolsson made a kick off. When Andreas Nilsson came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Karesuando FF 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 Andreas Nilsson couldn't finish the play. Kenneth Lange's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Niklas Billing read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Dennis Billström's late challenge caught a Karesuando FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dennis Billström helped the player get up and apologised. After 60 played minutes Södermanlands IF got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Billström. The audience was convinced that Kenneth Lange's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niklas Billing was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 66th minute, Dennis Billström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 67 minutes in the game, Kenneth Lange dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After a rather tough play, Karesuando FF's Marcus Nyberg got a free kick in the 70th minute. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Andreas Nilsson sped through Södermanlands IF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Niklas Billing. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andreas Nilsson in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Niklas Billing saved Södermanlands IF from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenneth Lange in the 86th minute of play forced Södermanlands IF's goalkeeper Niklas Billing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kenneth Lange received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Niklas Billing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenneth Lange in the 93rd minute of play forced Södermanlands IF's goalkeeper Niklas Billing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andreas Nilsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Niklas Billing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kenneth Lange, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. When the referee ended the match the Karesuando FF players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.