League Play-Off

Långbäcken Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Edvard Torsberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christopher Dalberg's late challenge caught a Falkenberg's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christopher Dalberg helped the player get up and apologised. Christopher Dalberg kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Osvald Malmgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesper Löfkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arman Ekenberg's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Osvald Malmgren skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Leo Kullgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bo-Erik Hultin in the 26th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jörn Bjursell during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leo Kullgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edvard Torsberg in the 34th minute of the match. After 34 minutes of play Långbäcken's Christopher Dalberg was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Långbäcken's Leo Kullgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvard Torsberg in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute Bo-Erik Hultin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Kullgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvald Malmgren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arman Ekenberg in the 39th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arman Ekenberg got free with Osvald Malmgren in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jan-Olof Örn's late challenge caught a Falkenberg's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jan-Olof Örn helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Långbäcken's Jan-Olof Örn got a free kick in the 45th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Långbäcken's goal looked a bit too open when Bo-Erik Hultin came free, but Leo Kullgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bo-Erik Hultin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Arman Ekenberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kurt Friberger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvald Malmgren having to interfere. In the 55th minute, Casper Thedin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Falkenberg's Osvald Malmgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arman Ekenberg in the 56th minute of play. Arman Ekenberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvald Malmgren having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edvard Torsberg got free with Leo Kullgren in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Bo-Erik Hultin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Långbäcken's goalkeeper Leo Kullgren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jan-Olof Örn was shown his second yellow card after 72 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Långbäcken's Jan-Olof Örn got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 73rd minute, John Emander sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Långbäcken's Leo Kullgren didn't even have to move. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Bo-Erik Hultin took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Leo Kullgren to make any attempt to save it. If Bo-Erik Hultin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85thth minute of the game Bo-Erik Hultin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Långbäcken's Leo Kullgren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edvard Torsberg got free with Leo Kullgren in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leo Kullgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo-Erik Hultin, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Falkenberg supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Falkenberg would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.