League Play-Off

Vattholma
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. Ulf Stålberg started the match with the kick off. Marko Bohlin hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Tobbe's Alvin Bergman got control of the ball when Jens-Åke Möller tried to sneak it across the goal line. Petter Örtendal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jens-Åke Möller might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alvin Bergman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jens-Åke Möller ran back to his position shaking his head. If Jens-Åke Möller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulf Stålberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Alvin Bergman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jens-Åke Möller recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 18 minutes, Matthias Smitt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tobbe and the Vattholma players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Vattholma booed when Tobbe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthias Smitt didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ulf Stålberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Beckeman in the 25th minute of play forced Vattholma's goalkeeper Bengt-Rune Runeberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marko Bohlin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Alvin Bergman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matthias Smitt was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 30th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Vattholma's Marko Bohlin got a free kick in the 31st minute. Tobbe's Gabriel Beckeman got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Axel Bäck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bengt-Rune Runeberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Bäck in the 37th minute of the match. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Vattholma's Ulf Stålberg in the 40th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Alvin Bergman was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Tobbe through an amazing save. In the 46th minute Axel Bäck suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Pontus Fransson fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vattholma's protests and gave Pontus Fransson a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Vattholma getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Pontus Fransson hit a great ball. Axel Vennerkvist was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 48th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gabriel Beckeman to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Jens-Åke Möller ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alvin Bergman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 65 minutes into the game, Calle Haglund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vattholma's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tobbe the free kick. A collision led to Vattholma getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Calle Haglund hit a great ball. When Gabriel Beckeman in the 67th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Bengt-Rune Runeberg kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-1 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. The supporters of Tobbe booed when Vattholma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mats Wiman didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulf Stålberg in the 74th minute of play forced Tobbe's goalkeeper Alvin Bergman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobbe's Matthias Smitt got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alvin Bergman came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Vattholma's Marko Bohlin. But to his dismay, Marko Bohlin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 88 minutes into the game, Jon Söderman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tobbe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vattholma the free kick. In the 88th minute, Jon Söderman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute of the match Pontus Fransson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alvin Bergman showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gabriel Beckeman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bengt-Rune Runeberg having to interfere. After 94 played minutes Tobbe got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Beneth. After a defensive mix-up in Tobbe's zone, Jens-Åke Möller stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alvin Bergman came out of the goal and Jens-Åke Möller tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.