League Play-Off

Äppelbo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mikael Berglund started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Nyberg in the 6th minute of play forced Äppelbo's goalkeeper Kevin Vester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matthias Hedberg's late challenge caught a Påskallavik FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matthias Hedberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute, Matthias Hedberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 played minutes Påskallavik FF got a freekick which was hit by Roland Vester. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Äppelbo's goalkeeper Kevin Vester, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Martin Nyberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kevin Vester was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Äppelbo's Kevin Vester played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikael Berglund in the 26th minute of play. In the 27thth minute of the game Martin Nyberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Äppelbo's Kevin Vester was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bror Forsman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bror Forsman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Harry Ahlfors tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mikael Berglund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 37 minutes into the match, Påskallavik FF's Martin Nyberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kevin Vester narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kevin Vester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Nyberg in the 43rd minute of the match. Harry Ahlfors made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bror Forsman in the 48th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernst Sandberg was the one to do the kick off. Påskallavik FF's Harry Ahlfors played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bror Forsman in the 54th minute of play. Ernst Sandberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harry Ahlfors having to interfere. In the 58th minute of the game, Adam Fredriksson landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. After 58 minutes, Mattias Kollberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Påskallavik FF and the Äppelbo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mattias Kollberg hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Ernst Sandberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Äppelbo's goalkeeper Kevin Vester, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aleksander Haeger's late challenge caught a Påskallavik FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aleksander Haeger helped the player get up and apologised. After 65 played minutes Äppelbo got a freekick which was hit by Aleksander Haeger. Mikael Berglund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevin Vester having to interfere. With a little luck, Äppelbo's Kevin Vester got control of the ball when Martin Nyberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 77th minute, Bror Forsman 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. When Äppelbo's Bror Forsman in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Påskallavik FF's goalie prevented a goal. Kevin Vester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikael Berglund in the 85th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernst Sandberg during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ernst Sandberg hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Mikael Berglund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Kevin Vester tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.