League Play-Off

Björketorp
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, 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. Evert Haegg started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Evert Haegg 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. After a defensive mix-up in Söderbärke's zone, Benjamin Berg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Torsten Mattsson came out of the goal and Benjamin Berg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A hard shot 17 in the game by Benjamin Berg from a close distance when the talented Torsten Mattsson managed to make a qualified save. Söderbärke's players were relieved. Benjamin Berg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Torsten Mattsson having to interfere. The Söderbärke fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Söderbärke's Evert Haegg 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. Herman Nordmark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the match, Björketorp FF's goal looked a bit too open when Evert Haegg came free, but Richard Almqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Torsten Mattsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Herman Nordmark's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. After 36 minutes, Michael Lägdin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Söderbärke and the Björketorp FF players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th minute, Michael Lägdin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Evert Haegg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Almqvist having to interfere. Richard Almqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Lägdin in the 48th minute of play. After the first half Söderbärke were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Herman Nordmark to strike the kick off in the second half. Torsten Mattsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herman Nordmark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th match minute, Söderbärke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Lägdin to maneuver through the defense. Herman Nordmark received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Torsten Mattsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sören Danielsson got free with Richard Almqvist in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpected shot in the 69th minute by Evert Haegg got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 73rd minute, Herman Nordmark left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Björketorp FF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 79 minutes into the game, one of Söderbärke:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 81st minute there was a penalty for Björketorp FF. Bo Fernström stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Torsten Mattsson. 2-2. Torsten Mattsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Berg in the 95th minute of the match. If Benjamin Berg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.