League Play-Off

Ockelbo -vallen
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. Kurt Söderberg started the match with the kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Vilhelm Löfskog managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Långasjö FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vilhelm Löfskog was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vilhelm Löfskog received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Jim Gustafsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Ockelbo FK's goal looked a bit too open when Vilhelm Löfskog came free, but Jim Gustafsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute Vilhelm Löfskog shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jim Gustafsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Långasjö FK's Vilhelm Löfskog got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ivar Hansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Söderberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Kurt Söderberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivar Hansson having to interfere. Kurt Söderberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Söderberg in the 35th minute of play forced Långasjö FK's goalkeeper Ivar Hansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Långasjö FK's Ivar Hansson got control of the ball when Rikard Fredriksson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ivar Hansson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rikard Fredriksson in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute, Rikard Fredriksson 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. If Kurt Söderberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivar Hansson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rikard Fredriksson in the 49th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When Wictor Hegg came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Långasjö 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 Wictor Hegg couldn't finish the play. After 57 played minutes Långasjö FK got a freekick which was hit by Hans Skarkman. If Rikard Fredriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 66 minutes into the match, Kurt Söderberg notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Långasjö FK's Ivar Hansson. Ivar Hansson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 77 minutes into the match, Långasjö FK's goal looked a bit too open when Rikard Fredriksson came free, but Ivar Hansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Brian Fagrell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivar Hansson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rikard Fredriksson went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Ivar Hansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Söderberg in the 87th minute of play. Ivar Hansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rikard Fredriksson in the 90th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, one of Ockelbo FK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ockelbo FK. Jim Gustafsson had in the 95thth minute some difficulties stopping Mattias Qvalfeldt's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Jim Gustafsson came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Långasjö FK's Mattias Qvalfeldt. But to his dismay, Mattias Qvalfeldt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Vilhelm Löfskog blasted a shot towards the goal in the 100th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jim Gustafsson having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ockelbo FK had won after a very even match.