League Play-Off

Självdöd massgrav
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Självdö's Albin Hägg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Stig-Ove Kjellman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Vilhelm Smed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 22 minutes of play, Lessebo's Per Springfält made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vilhelm Smed was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stig-Ove Kjellman in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vilhelm Smed saved Självdö from getting behind. After having played for 28 minutes, Per Springfält managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lessebo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Per Springfält was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tommy Groth during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th match minute, Självdö was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommy Groth to maneuver through the defense. When Stig-Ove Kjellman came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Lessebo 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 Stig-Ove Kjellman couldn't finish the play. Stig-Ove Kjellman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Vilhelm Smed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 52nd minute Stig-Ove Kjellman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vilhelm Smed saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vilhelm Smed stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Per Springfält's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. When Paul Holm fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Självdö's protests and gave Paul Holm a yellow card for diving instead. After 54 played minutes Självdö got a freekick which was hit by Paul Holm. After 55 played minutes Självdö got a freekick which was hit by Tommy Groth. In the 56th minute of the match Fabian Hylander shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vilhelm Smed showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Stig-Ove Kjellman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lessebo's supporters rose to their feet, but Stig-Ove Kjellman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vilhelm Smed breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 61stth minute of the game Albin Hägg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lessebo's Konrad Fredriksson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by André Jelm during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. André Jelm kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Albin Hägg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konrad Fredriksson having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henning Martinsson in the 66th minute of play forced Lessebo's goalkeeper Konrad Fredriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albin Hägg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nils Åkerström's late challenge caught a Självdö's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nils Åkerström helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th match minute, Lessebo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils Åkerström to maneuver through the defense. Konrad Fredriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albin Hägg in the 72nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Självdö's Björn Helberg got a free kick in the 76th minute. Stig-Ove Kjellman struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Vilhelm Smed didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lessebo. If Stig-Ove Kjellman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stig-Ove Kjellman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ture Biörkquist charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ture Biörkquist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 93 played minutes Lessebo got a freekick which was hit by Ture Biörkquist. When Självdö's Albin Hägg in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lessebo's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 96 minutes, Stig-Ove Kjellman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lessebo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stig-Ove Kjellman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match was over Lessebo could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Självdö throughout the match.