League Play-Off

Bjärtrå Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arman Jakobsson made the kick off which started today's match. Mårten Nyman acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 3rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Claes Örn. Mårten Nyman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas Fagerberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. With his leg Mårten Nyman managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Bjärtrå's Douglas Fagerberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Arman Jakobsson took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leif Glanselius. Leif Glanselius dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 15th minute Arman Jakobsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leif Glanselius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rdth minute of the game Sven Bengtsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Horn's Mårten Nyman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lennart Wallman kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Bjärtrå's Sven Bengtsson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. In the 30th minute, Douglas Fagerberg fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mårten Nyman, passed just outside the right post. After 31 minutes, Lennart Wallman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Horn and the Bjärtrå players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Horn getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Lennart Wallman hit a great ball. Sven Bengtsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mårten Nyman having to interfere. The supporters of Bjärtrå booed when Horn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hannes Rudqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Bjärtrå's zone, Tobias Berglund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leif Glanselius came out of the goal and Tobias Berglund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arman Jakobsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leif Glanselius having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stig-Ove Lundgren during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute of the match Horn got a corner. Bjärtrå's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gösta Wennerström ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Jonathan Magnusson heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Horn's Arman Jakobsson got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Horn's Mårten Nyman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas Fagerberg in the 52nd minute of play. A hard shot 53 in the game by Tobias Berglund from a close distance when the talented Leif Glanselius managed to make a qualified save. Bjärtrå's players were relieved. During the 57th minute of the match Lennart Wallman completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Lennart Wallman a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Horn's Lennart Wallman got a free kick in the 58th minute. Arman Jakobsson kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. If Douglas Fagerberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute Douglas Fagerberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mårten Nyman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Douglas Fagerberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mårten Nyman having to interfere. Tobias Berglund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Hannes Rudqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bjärtrå's Leif Glanselius proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Bjärtrå from getting a goal against them. In the 84th minute, Tobias Berglund made a precise shot to the right of Leif Glanselius. Bjärtrå's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Ivar Lang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Douglas Fagerberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mårten Nyman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven Bengtsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.