League Play-Off

Gräsmark Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mats Blomqvist got the match started through his kick off. Paul Lundqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paul Lundqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Gräsmark FK's Paul Lundqvist got a free kick in the 6th minute. When Kent Söderlund fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Elias FC's protests and gave Kent Söderlund a yellow card for diving instead. Anton Lövkvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Fernström in the 10th minute. When Mats Blomqvist came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Gräsmark FK 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 Mats Blomqvist couldn't finish the play. Kurt Fernström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 0-1 became the score in the 19th minute when Kent Söderlund elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Walter Abelsson took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Harry Nordström. Harry Nordström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 30th minute, one of Elias FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Elias FC. In the 35th minute Kent Söderlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harry Nordström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Mats Blomqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gräsmark FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Mats Blomqvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anton Lövkvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Kent Söderlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kent Söderlund was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Elias FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Jens-Åke Holmgren hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Gräsmark FK's Johan Kvist tried to score from far away in the 53rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Walter Abelsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harry Nordström having to interfere. Harry Nordström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kent Söderlund in the 60th minute of the match. Kurt Fernström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Elias FC's Jens-Åke Holmgren got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elias FC's goalkeeper Anton Lövkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 71st match minute, Gräsmark FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mats Blomqvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Mats Blomqvist 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. The corner ended in Johan Kvist almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Elias FC's Anton Lövkvist did a great save. Kurt Fernström scored 2-4 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anton Lövkvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 82ndth minute of the game Kent Söderlund who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gräsmark FK's Harry Nordström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Harry Nordström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kent Söderlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Kent Söderlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harry Nordström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anton Lövkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Fernström in the 90th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Elias FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.