League Play-Off

Mellbystrand -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Jack Bokelund started the match with the kick off. Mellbystrand FF's Ivar Falk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Alebom in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Jan-Erik Nordin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Lundhberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute, Michael Thorsberg fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Emil Lundhberg, passed just outside the right post. 13 minutes into the match, Jan-Erik Nordin notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Insjön's Emil Lundhberg. Emil Lundhberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emil Lundhberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Thorsberg in the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Harry Ahlin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Michael Thorsberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emil Lundhberg having to interfere. 27 minutes into the game, Thomas Åkerberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Insjön's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mellbystrand FF the free kick. In the 27th minute, Thomas Åkerberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute Lars Alefors managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. Jan-Erik Nordin in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emil Lundhberg, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Emil Lundhberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Thorsberg in the 40th minute of the match. Michael Thorsberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Insjön's Roland Blomkvist got a free kick in the 44th minute. Roland Blomkvist charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roland Blomkvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Roland Blomkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute, Jan-Erik Nordin 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.

Jan-Erik Nordin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emil Lundhberg having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Jan-Erik Nordin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mellbystrand FF's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan-Erik Nordin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emil Lundhberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 58 minutes of play, Mellbystrand FF's Jan-Erik Nordin made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emil Lundhberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! 63 minutes into the game, Michael Thorsberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Emil Lundhberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 70th minute of the match Mellbystrand FF got a corner. Insjön's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joacim Smed ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Jan-Erik Nordin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mellbystrand FF's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan-Erik Nordin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emil Lundhberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Michael Thorsberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 79 played minutes Mellbystrand FF got a freekick which was hit by Michael Thorsberg. After having played for 82 minutes, Michael Thorsberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mellbystrand FF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michael Thorsberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 84 minutes into the match, Mellbystrand FF's Jan-Erik Nordin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emil Lundhberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mellbystrand FF's goalkeeper Ivar Falk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Michael Thorsberg struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Emil Lundhberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mellbystrand FF. With a little luck, Mellbystrand FF's Ivar Falk got control of the ball when Carl Alebom tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mellbystrand FF walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.