League Play-Off

Björna -vallen
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Örjan Ekerot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zebastian Utter, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. A collision led to Björna IF getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Håkan Soned hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Lidhult FK's Hjalmar Carlsson tried to score from far away in the 9th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Claes Askelöf scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Örjan Ekerot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zebastian Utter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sven-Åke Morat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manfred Lundström having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vincent Walroth got free with Manfred Lundström in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 34 minutes into the match, Lidhult FK's Claes Askelöf sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Örjan Ekerot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Lidhult FK's zone, Vincent Walroth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manfred Lundström came out of the goal and Vincent Walroth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manfred Lundström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Åke Morat in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half Lidhult FK were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zebastian Utter was the one to do the kick off. Vincent Walroth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute, Sakarias Palmquist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Björna IF getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Vincent Walroth hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, Zebastian Utter 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. Örjan Ekerot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zebastian Utter's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Claes Askelöf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Örjan Ekerot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Sven-Åke Morat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the game, Zebastian Utter recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Örjan Ekerot. Zebastian Utter showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. Zebastian Utter blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Örjan Ekerot having to make a save. Vincent Walroth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manfred Lundström having to interfere. Lidhult FK played a much better game than Björna IF and deserved their victory. The Björna IF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.