League Play-Off

Åsarna -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. Andy Skoog started the match with the kick off. Mats Tönnberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torgny Tholsson in the 5th minute of play. Andy Skoog received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Nils Sjögren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andy Skoog sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Åsarna's Ludwig Bjurström was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 12th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 20th minute, Malte Gulliksson 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. Andy Skoog sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Åsarna getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Carl Tunander hit a great ball. Torgny Tholsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mats Tönnberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torgny Tholsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Malte Gulliksson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Nils Sjögren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Åsarna's zone, Andy Skoog stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nils Sjögren came out of the goal and Andy Skoog tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andy Skoog recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Andy Skoog fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils Sjögren having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Torgny Tholsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bara's Mats Tönnberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torgny Tholsson in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludwig Bjurström in the 65th minute of play forced Bara's goalkeeper Mats Tönnberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andy Skoog hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Kristoffer Nordkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Åsarna's Carl Tunander got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nils Sjögren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andy Skoog, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Torgny Tholsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pål Kjellbom charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pål Kjellbom the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pål Kjellbom hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Nils Sjögren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andy Skoog in the 96th minute of the match. Malte Gulliksson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle, Åsarna could leave the field as winners, despite Bara having more of the ball for most of the match.