League Play-Off

Fagersta
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Fagersta's Rudolf Lidberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Fagersta getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Zebastian Zander hit a great ball. Tommy Hellbom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the game, Sebastian Sandström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Övre Soppero FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fagersta the free kick. After a rather tough play, Övre Soppero FK's Sebastian Sandström got a free kick in the 10th minute. Alexander Wennersten, 11 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Browald in the 13th minute of play forced Fagersta's goalkeeper Ludvig Svartengren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulf Valler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudolf Lidberg in the 14th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of Övre Soppero FK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Fagersta:s goal. In the 24th minute, the referee gave Fagersta a penalty. Alexander Wennersten looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Ulf Valler. 30 minutes into the game, Rudolf Lidberg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ulf Valler. Rudolf Lidberg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. When Robin Browald came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Övre Soppero FK 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 Robin Browald couldn't finish the play. In the 37th minute Rudolf Lidberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulf Valler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Rudolf Lidberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommy Hellbom struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Ulf Valler didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fagersta. If Rudolf Lidberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Robin Browald stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ulf Valler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tommy Hellbom in the 54th minute of play. Fagersta's Rudolf Lidberg got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Tommy Hellbom's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulf Valler was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Robin Browald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ludvig Svartengren having to interfere. If Tommy Hellbom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute Tommy Hellbom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulf Valler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niclas Helberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the match, Fagersta's Rudolf Lidberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ulf Valler narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy Hellbom in the 70th minute of play forced Övre Soppero FK's goalkeeper Ulf Valler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. George Zander kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Robin Browald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ludvig Svartengren having to interfere. Rudolf Lidberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ulf Valler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rudolf Lidberg in the 77th minute of the match. Rudolf Lidberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Övre Soppero FK's Bertil Dahlkvist got a free kick in the 80th minute. After 88 played minutes Övre Soppero FK got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Sandström. In the 90thth minute of the game Rudolf Lidberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Övre Soppero FK's Ulf Valler was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sebastian Sandström kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Rudolf Lidberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulf Valler was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mark Jonsson during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 98 minutes into the game, Tommy Hellbom cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Ulf Valler was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There was no doubt that Fagersta were the better team. Fagersta's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.