League Play-Off

Harplinge -vallen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Timmy Åström got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Harplinge FF's Börge Caspersson got a free kick in the 4th minute. Rasmus Lundblad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timmy Åström in the 6th minute of play. After some careless play in the Harplinge FF defense, Max Eklund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rasmus Lundblad. The Harplinge FF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rasmus Lundblad should have stopped the shot. Timmy Åström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ludwig Fredriksson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Charles Landin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rasmus Lundblad came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Särna's Max Eklund. But to his dismay, Max Eklund quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Rasmus Lundblad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Erik Svanberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony Lindberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Max Eklund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rasmus Lundblad having to interfere. Rasmus Lundblad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Åström, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Timmy Åström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rasmus Lundblad read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. When Magnus Burman fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Särna's protests and gave Magnus Burman a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Särna's Magnus Burman got a free kick in the 46th minute. A well placed Ludwig Fredriksson short distance shot in the 47th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross.

The wind increased when Ludwig Fredriksson made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Harplinge FF's goal looked a bit too open when Magnus Burman came free, but Rasmus Lundblad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rasmus Lundblad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Åström, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Max Eklund got free with Rasmus Lundblad in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Karl-Erik Svanberg hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute Tony Lindberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Landin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rasmus Lundblad made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Max Eklund sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludwig Fredriksson in the 84th minute of play forced Särna's goalkeeper Charles Landin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rasmus Lundblad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timmy Åström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Max Eklund came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Särna 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 Max Eklund couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Särna booed when Harplinge FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joakim Hultman didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Harplinge FF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Christer Arhenius was slow to take the kick. During this time Särna's players had a chance to rest. Timmy Åström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Rasmus Lundblad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Särna supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Särna would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.