League Play-Off

Johannishus -vallen
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jonatan Åkerström kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonatan Åkerström in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emil Larsson saved Championer & Meloner from getting behind. 6 minutes into the match, Leif Hedlund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agne Gulliksson. Johannishus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leif Hedlund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robert Ekgren during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 18 played minutes Johannishus got a freekick which was hit by Ove Lindgren. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klas Josefsson in the 20th minute of play forced Championer & Meloner's goalkeeper Emil Larsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonatan Åkerström in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emil Larsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Championer & Meloner's zone, Klas Josefsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emil Larsson came out of the goal and Klas Josefsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonatan Åkerström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Klas Josefsson came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Johannishus 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 Klas Josefsson couldn't finish the play. In the 33rd match minute, Johannishus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Jakobsson to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Åkerström in the 37th minute of play forced Championer & Meloner's goalkeeper Emil Larsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Kurt Haegg fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Johannishus's protests and gave Kurt Haegg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th minute, Kurt Haegg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johannishus's Agne Gulliksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leif Hedlund in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Börge Månsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agne Gulliksson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leif Hedlund made a kick off. Emil Larsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Klas Josefsson went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. If Jonatan Åkerström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leif Hedlund in the 65th minute of play forced Johannishus's goalkeeper Agne Gulliksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Johannishus's Agne Gulliksson got control of the ball when Börge Månsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Klas Josefsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Klas Josefsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Emil Larsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Championer & Meloner's goal looked a bit too open when Kurt Haegg came free, but Emil Larsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Championer & Meloner booed when Johannishus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Klas Josefsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute Leif Hedlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agne Gulliksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 91 played minutes Leif Hedlund rounded Johannishus's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Championer & Meloner eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.