League Play-Off

Aneby
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jonny Almstedt got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Mikael Walroth was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aneby IFK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave IFK Orust the free kick. After 3 played minutes Aneby IFK got a freekick which was hit by Mikael Walroth. Jonny Almstedt hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After 10 played minutes Aneby IFK got a freekick which was hit by Valter Månsson. If Michel Smitt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute, IFK Orust's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jonny Almstedt fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After having played for 21 minutes, Valter Månsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aneby IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valter Månsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alfons Lekberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valter Månsson went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Alfons Lekberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valter Månsson in the 27th minute. With a little luck, IFK Orust's Alfons Lekberg got control of the ball when Valter Månsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Löfgren in the 30th minute of play forced Aneby IFK's goalkeeper Max Rönn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Max Rönn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Smitt, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Michel Smitt took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Max Rönn. Max Rönn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 41st minute, Michel Smitt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The IFK Orust fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 46th minute Jonny Almstedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfons Lekberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michel Smitt to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Göran Löfgren reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Max Rönn. The goal made the score 2-3. 59 minutes into the game, Aneby IFK's Jonny Almstedt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alfons Lekberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. If Michel Smitt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Göran Löfgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jonny Almstedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evert Olsman hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Göran Löfgren got free with Max Rönn in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 77 played minutes Aneby IFK got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Christoffersson. In the 78th minute, Michel Smitt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Aneby IFK's Max Rönn got control of the ball when Göran Löfgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aneby IFK's Max Rönn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Aneby IFK from getting a goal against them. Max Rönn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Göran Löfgren in the 93rd minute. If Jonny Almstedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.