League Play-Off

Råda -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lennart Kullander got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Knut Gudmundsson in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christer Stål saved Råda IFK from getting behind. In the 4th minute, Christian Engström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Kullander in the 7th minute of play forced Kyrkesund FK's goalkeeper Olov Pihl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Allan Öberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christer Stål was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When Lennart Kullander came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Råda IFK 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 Lennart Kullander couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Knut Gudmundsson in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christer Stål saved Råda IFK from getting behind. Allan Öberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 17 minutes into the game, Adam Bocklund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kyrkesund FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Råda IFK the free kick. After recieving a nice pass, Råda IFK's Sivert Ström tried to score from far away in the 18th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Filip Göransson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olov Pihl having to interfere. 0-2 became the score in the 33rd minute when Knut Gudmundsson elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 45 minutes into the game, Christian Engström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Råda IFK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kyrkesund FK the free kick. In the 45th minute, Christian Engström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 46 minutes, Knut Gudmundsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kyrkesund FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Knut Gudmundsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Knut Gudmundsson made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Knut Gudmundsson 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. Allan Öberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christer Stål having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of Råda IFK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kyrkesund FK:s goal. When the match had been going on for 67 minutes, Kyrkesund FK's Urban Apelqvist got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Christer Stål. When Adam Bocklund was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 69 minutes had been played. Adam Bocklund kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After 72 minutes, Knut Gudmundsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kyrkesund FK and the Råda IFK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, Kyrkesund FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Knut Gudmundsson to maneuver through the defense. Råda IFK's Christer Stål proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Råda IFK from getting a goal against them. If Allan Öberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 84 minutes, Tommy Öberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Råda IFK and the Kyrkesund FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tommy Öberg kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. When Allan Öberg came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Kyrkesund 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 Allan Öberg couldn't finish the play. Olov Pihl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Göransson in the 88th minute of play. Olov Pihl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennart Kullander, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Roy Carlberg charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roy Carlberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Roy Carlberg kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Lennart Kullander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olov Pihl was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. The Råda IFK fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Kyrkesund FK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.