League Play-Off

Orange Lane
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Sjöman kicked off to start the match. Sven-Åke Julin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jörgen Käcker in the 3rd minute of the match. When Log IK Beavers's Mattias Lundblad in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Smulan's goalie prevented a goal. In the 14th minute of the match Manfred Göransson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sven-Åke Julin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 16th minute of the match Brian Örn sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sven-Åke Julin skillfully saved the ball. In the 17th minute, Daniel Sjöman 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. Henning Brander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattias Lundblad in the 19th minute of play. Mats Göransson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henning Brander having to interfere. After having played for 23 minutes, Jörgen Käcker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Smulan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jörgen Käcker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henning Brander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mats Göransson in the 28th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Log IK Beavers's zone, Daniel Sjöman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven-Åke Julin came out of the goal and Daniel Sjöman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eskil Asklöv struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Sven-Åke Julin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Smulan. If Eskil Asklöv had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 42 minutes into the match, Mats Göransson notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Smulan's Henning Brander. Henning Brander was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mattias Lundblad to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 51 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Daniel Sjöman sped through Log IK Beavers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sven-Åke Julin. Sven-Åke Julin came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Smulan's Jörgen Käcker. But to his dismay, Jörgen Käcker quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After some careless play in the Log IK Beavers defense, Daniel Sjöman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sven-Åke Julin. The Log IK Beavers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sven-Åke Julin should have stopped the shot. 61 minutes into the match, FC Smulan's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Lundblad came free, but Henning Brander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Smulan's Daniel Sjöman got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 67 minutes, Mats Göransson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Log IK Beavers and the FC Smulan players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Log IK Beavers getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Mats Göransson hit a great ball. Henning Brander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattias Lundblad in the 69th minute of play. Mattias Lundblad succeeded in the game's 70th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-2. In the 74th minute, Daniel Sjöman made a precise shot to the right of Sven-Åke Julin. Log IK Beavers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Eskil Asklöv charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eskil Asklöv the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Smulan getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Eskil Asklöv hit a great ball. With a little luck, FC Smulan's Henning Brander got control of the ball when Mats Göransson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mats Göransson scored 4-3 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henning Brander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to FC Smulan getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Jörn Bergman hit a great ball. A hard shot by Carl Hellström from long distance, 93 minutes into the match, got Henning Brander's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side.