League Play-Off

Domsten Arena
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mikael Lång got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute, Mikael Lång left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Falkenberg IK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Domstens IK's Mårten Ekström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikael Lång in the 17th minute of play. In the 22nd match minute, Domstens IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Askstedt to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Björkdahl in the 33rd minute of play forced Falkenberg IK's goalkeeper Herman Myr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute Elof Ingemarsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mårten Ekström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mårten Ekström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Östlund in the 41st minute of play. Domstens IK's Dan Björkdahl got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th minute of the match Karl-Ove Jespersson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mårten Ekström showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 48 minutes into the game, Falkenberg IK's Mikael Lång nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mårten Ekström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dan Björkdahl made a kick off. Falkenberg IK's Mikael Lång got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Karl Östlund's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mårten Ekström firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 63rd minute of the match, Kåre Brun tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mårten Ekström saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Leo Askstedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Domstens IK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Karl Östlund scored to the left of an out of position Mårten Ekström, making the score, 0-4. Osvald Holm charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Osvald Holm the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Falkenberg IK booed when Domstens IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvald Holm didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Falkenberg IK booed when Domstens IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Askstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kåre Brun in the 79th minute of play forced Domstens IK's goalkeeper Mårten Ekström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mårten Ekström made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Karl Östlund sent off a good shot on target. Mårten Ekström made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Elof Ingemarsson sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elof Ingemarsson got free with Mårten Ekström in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 92 minutes into the match, Karl Östlund dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mårten Ekström, 0-5. In the 96th match minute, Falkenberg IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kåre Brun to maneuver through the defense. Falkenberg IK'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.