League Play-Off

Valsjöbyn -vallen
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Karl-Ove Andreasson kicked off to start the match. After 6 minutes of play, Valsjöbyn's Wictor Rönn made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcus Persson was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Snesudden booed when Valsjöbyn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stig-Ove Lund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karl-Ove Andreasson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulf Abrahamsson having to interfere. If Emil Runeberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulf Abrahamsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karl-Ove Andreasson's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Snesudden's goalkeeper Marcus Persson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wictor Rönn. Ulf Abrahamsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Ove Andreasson in the 23rd minute of play. Rolf Torstensson's late challenge caught a Valsjöbyn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rolf Torstensson helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Snesudden getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Rolf Torstensson hit a great ball. Albert Vacker was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 26th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Sven-Åke Hjortberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcus Persson came out and tried to block the shot, but Sven-Åke Hjortberg slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 31st minute. If Karl-Ove Andreasson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Emil Runeberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcus Persson made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Wictor Rönn sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The supporters of Valsjöbyn booed when Snesudden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tony Dalgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ulf Abrahamsson made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Emil Runeberg sent off a good shot on target. In a very dangerous position, a player in Snesudden fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Ove Andreasson in the 62nd minute of play forced Valsjöbyn's goalkeeper Ulf Abrahamsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roger Pihlberg's late challenge caught a Valsjöbyn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roger Pihlberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th minute there was a penalty for Valsjöbyn. Albert Vacker stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Marcus Persson. 3-0. If Sven-Åke Hjortberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jim Jönsson charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jim Jönsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th match minute, Valsjöbyn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jim Jönsson to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karl-Ove Andreasson in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ulf Abrahamsson saved Valsjöbyn from getting behind. In the 81st minute, Sven-Åke Hjortberg made a precise shot to the right of Marcus Persson. Snesudden's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. After a rather tough play, Snesudden's Tony Dalgren got a free kick in the 87th minute. After 88 played minutes, Valsjöbyn's Albert Vacker shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcus Persson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Valsjöbyn reached it. In the 92nd minute, Marc Bohlin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albert Vacker, 93 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Snesudden's Marcus Persson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Åke Hjortberg in the 95th minute of play.