League Play-Off

Enstaberga Stadion
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sven-Olof Tidéksson made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gullspång IF's goalkeeper Melker Odén, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gullspång IF's Melker Odén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kent Andreasson in the 8th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Kent Andreasson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melker Odén was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. 14 minutes into the match, Gullspång IF's goal looked a bit too open when Kent Andreasson came free, but Melker Odén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gullspång IF's Melker Odén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kent Andreasson in the 17th minute of play. In the 17th match minute, Gullspång IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven Ström to maneuver through the defense. Kent Andreasson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Melker Odén tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Gullspång IF fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Gullspång IF's Sven Ström 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Leif Mårtensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Stenquist having to interfere. Daniel Vassenius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Enstaberga BF's Kent Andreasson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Melker Odén narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kent Andreasson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Melker Odén tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Enstaberga BF's zone, Leif Mårtensson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Stenquist came out of the goal and Leif Mårtensson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half Gullspång IF were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kent Andreasson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kent Andreasson in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Melker Odén saved Gullspång IF from getting behind. Enstaberga BF's Daniel Vassenius got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Vassenius in the 64th minute of play forced Gullspång IF's goalkeeper Melker Odén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leif Mårtensson got free with Christian Stenquist in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Enstaberga BF getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Joachim Eklund hit a great ball. Henrik Ek's late challenge caught a Gullspång IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Henrik Ek helped the player get up and apologised. 70 minutes into the match, Enstaberga BF's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Olof Tidéksson came free, but Christian Stenquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henrik Ek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 84 minutes into the match, Gullspång IF's goal looked a bit too open when Kent Andreasson came free, but Melker Odén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Melker Odén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Vassenius in the 91st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Vassenius in the 92nd minute of play forced Gullspång IF's goalkeeper Melker Odén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leif Mårtensson took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christian Stenquist. Christian Stenquist 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. The Gullspång IF supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Gullspång IF would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.