League Play-Off

Linghed
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) George Axelsson made the kick off and thus started the match. George Axelsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Andersson having to interfere. Valentin Andersson didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Riddarhyttan FF's George Axelsson shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 14th match minute, Riddarhyttan FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Hellbom to maneuver through the defense. Karl-Michael Wallengren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Karl Bryngelsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simon Hellbom during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd minute, Simon Hellbom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sven-Arne Joensson in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valentin Andersson saved Linghed FK from getting behind. If Markus Hult had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute Karl-Michael Wallengren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl Bryngelsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, George Axelsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Frank Aspengren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentin Andersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Arne Joensson in the 42nd minute of the match. Sven-Arne Joensson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Valentin Andersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers George Axelsson in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valentin Andersson saved Linghed FK from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karl-Michael Wallengren was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Axelsson in the 53rd minute of play forced Linghed FK's goalkeeper Valentin Andersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joakim Gustavsson charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joakim Gustavsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joakim Gustavsson kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Frank Aspengren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Karl Bryngelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frank Aspengren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Karl Bryngelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes into the game, Riddarhyttan FF's Sven-Arne Joensson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valentin Andersson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After a rather tough play, Riddarhyttan FF's Joakim Gustavsson got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Riddarhyttan FF's zone, Karl-Michael Wallengren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl Bryngelsson came out of the goal and Karl-Michael Wallengren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Karl-Michael Wallengren struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Karl Bryngelsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Linghed FK. After 83 played minutes Linghed FK got a freekick which was hit by Thor Säv. When Karl-Michael Wallengren came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Linghed 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 Karl-Michael Wallengren couldn't finish the play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Riddarhyttan FF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.