League Play-Off

Tjongavallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ingvar Cane kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Ingvar Cane 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. Ulf Valler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingvar Cane in the 9th minute of the match. Tjongapojkarna IF's Sten Söderström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Malte Säfström in the 11th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karl Vesterberg got free with Ulf Valler in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 19 played minutes Övre Soppero FK got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Sandström. In the 20th minute of the match Torgny Karlsson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ulf Valler showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 23 minutes of play, Övre Soppero FK's Malte Säfström made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sten Söderström was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 26th match minute, Tjongapojkarna IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claes Hedlund to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Malte Säfström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Övre Soppero FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Malte Säfström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sten Söderström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had been going on for 31 minutes, Tjongapojkarna IF's Torgny Karlsson got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ulf Valler. Sebastian Sandström kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Sebastian Sandström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sten Söderström having to make a save. In the 40th match minute, Tjongapojkarna IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Wallin to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Malte Säfström to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Ingvar Cane made a precise shot to the right of Ulf Valler. Övre Soppero FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Tjongapojkarna IF's Karl Vesterberg got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ingvar Cane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulf Valler having to interfere. Sten Söderström was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Malte Säfström showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 62 minute of play. Ingvar Cane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Karl Vesterberg took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ulf Valler. Ulf Valler dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. Sten Söderström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robin Browald went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-4 was the resulting score. 92 minutes into the match, Tjongapojkarna IF's goal looked a bit too open when Malte Säfström came free, but Sten Söderström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 92 minutes, Alex Gabrielsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tjongapojkarna IF and the Övre Soppero FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alex Gabrielsson kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. When Robin Browald came up free with the goalie in the 95th 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. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.