League Play-Off

Nora Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stig-Arne Lange kicked off to start the match. After 5 played minutes Tågarp IF got a freekick which was hit by Sture Odeen. After 7 minutes, Krister Olsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tågarp IF and the Nora IK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 7th minute, Krister Olsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Krister Olsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 17 minutes into the match, Eddie Damm notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Nora IK's Tord Fransson. Tord Fransson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Stig-Arne Lange received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Georg Hellkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Tågarp IF's zone, Fabian Asklund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Georg Hellkvist came out of the goal and Fabian Asklund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Georg Hellkvist made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Fabian Asklund sent off a good shot on target. Georg Hellkvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stig-Arne Lange's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Nora IK's Fabian Asklund got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Stig-Arne Lange had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Tommy Danielsson came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Nora IK 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 Tommy Danielsson couldn't finish the play. Eddie Damm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tord Fransson having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Stig-Arne Lange 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stig-Arne Lange in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Georg Hellkvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Patrick Askelöf made a kick off. Stig-Arne Lange received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Georg Hellkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tågarp IF's Georg Hellkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Asklund in the 55th minute of play. Georg Hellkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Asklund, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Georg Hellkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Arne Lange, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Georg Hellkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Asklund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stig-Arne Lange fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georg Hellkvist having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Patrick Askelöf dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tord Fransson, 0-2. If Stig-Arne Lange had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Nora IK booed when Tågarp IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krister Olsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Asklund in the 79th minute of play forced Tågarp IF's goalkeeper Georg Hellkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the game, Tommy Danielsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nora IK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tågarp IF the free kick. In the 80th minute, Tommy Danielsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Eddie Damm 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. Georg Hellkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Asklund in the 90th minute of play. Eddie Damm blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tord Fransson having to make a save. In the 95th minute, Tommy Danielsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Nora IK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Tågarp IF's performance. The match ended with a win for Tågarp IF.