League Play-Off

Rönninge Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gustav Hultstrand kicked off to start the match. Lucas Mellbad, 5 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 9 minutes into the match, Nils-Åke Asklöv had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sören Magnusson. Rönninge FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nils-Åke Asklöv was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Backaryd FF's goalkeeper Max Harman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Sandberg. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustav Hultstrand in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sören Magnusson saved Rönninge FK from getting behind. If Nils-Åke Asklöv had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nils-Åke Asklöv struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Sören Magnusson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Backaryd FF. After 30 minutes of play, Backaryd FF's Gustav Hultstrand made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sören Magnusson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benjamin Sandbergs short, quick shot in the 37thth minute got Max Harman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 41 played minutes Östen Ekström rounded Backaryd FF's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. 45 minutes into the match, Rönninge FK's goal looked a bit too open when Nils-Åke Asklöv came free, but Sören Magnusson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

57 minutes into the match, Rönninge FK's goalkeeper Sören Magnusson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nils-Åke Asklöv. Sören Magnusson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustav Hultstrand in the 60th minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Gustav Hultstrand reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sören Magnusson. The goal made the score 1-3. Gustav Hultstrand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Sören Magnusson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nils-Åke Asklöv could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Sören Magnusson made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Benjamin Sandberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Max Harman was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Markus Mellbad charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Markus Mellbad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 75 played minutes Backaryd FF got a freekick which was hit by Markus Mellbad. When Benjamin Sandberg came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Rönninge 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 Benjamin Sandberg couldn't finish the play. Rönninge FK's Sören Magnusson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Rönninge FK from getting a goal against them. When Nils-Åke Asklöv came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Backaryd FF 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 Nils-Åke Asklöv couldn't finish the play. If Christopher Kruuse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Max Harman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Östen Ekström in the 88th minute of play. Sören Magnusson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nils-Åke Asklöv in the 90th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Rönninge FK's goalkeeper Sören Magnusson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nils-Åke Asklöv. Östen Ekström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Backaryd FF played a much better game than Rönninge FK and deserved their victory. The Rönninge FK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.