League Play-Off

Vaxholm -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sverker Fastesson started the match with the kick off. Sverker Fastesson scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Casper Gadd, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 9th minute of the match, Egon Kristiansson got a very nice opportunity to score, but Linus Lindman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jonatan Pihlgren's late challenge caught a Vaxholm IK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonatan Pihlgren helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Gärsnäs & Gyllebo getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Jonatan Pihlgren hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 12th minute of the game. One of Gärsnäs & Gyllebo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Vaxholm IK:s goal. The goalkeeper, Linus Lindman, was totally fooled by Vaxholm IK's Lukas Offendahl, who 14 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. A collision led to Gärsnäs & Gyllebo getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Jonatan Pihlgren hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Vaxholm IK's zone, Sverker Fastesson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Casper Gadd came out of the goal and Sverker Fastesson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vaxholm IK's Casper Gadd played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sverker Fastesson in the 23rd minute of play. Sverker Fastesson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Gadd having to interfere. Jonatan Pihlgren got his second yellow card in the match during the 27th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Gärsnäs & Gyllebo getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Jonatan Pihlgren hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Egon Kristiansson got free with Linus Lindman in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ivan Jonsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Casper Gadd tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Egon Kristiansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Linus Lindman having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Rickard Säf's late challenge caught a Vaxholm IK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rickard Säf helped the player get up and apologised. Rickard Säf hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers George Matsson in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Linus Lindman saved Gärsnäs & Gyllebo from getting behind. Gärsnäs & Gyllebo's Ivan Jonsson got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. George Matsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Vaxholm IK's goalkeeper Casper Gadd had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Jonsson. Egon Kristiansson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. George Matsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Linus Lindman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Ivan Jonsson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Casper Gadd. The goal made the score 1-2. Linus Lindman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Egon Kristiansson's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. The Vaxholm IK fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Vaxholm IK's Egon Kristiansson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ivan Jonsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Gadd having to interfere. After 87 minutes, Tim Carlsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vaxholm IK and the Gärsnäs & Gyllebo players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Gärsnäs & Gyllebo booed when Vaxholm IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tim Carlsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute, Ivan Jonsson 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. Linus Lindman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Matsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. If Egon Kristiansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.