League Play-Off

Bjershult Tomato
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Gällaryd City FC's Elliot Lindholm started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Gällaryd City FC's Simon Harman got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 6th match minute, Furulund RK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saverio Hanni to maneuver through the defense. Oskar Dahlgren took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Johan Holmberg. Furulund RK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Saverio Hanni during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 14th match minute, Furulund RK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saverio Hanni to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elliot Lindholm got free with Johan Holmberg in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 21 minutes into the game, Gällaryd City FC's Knut Sjöberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Johan Holmberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Johan Holmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elliot Lindholm in the 26th minute of play. Johan Holmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elliot Lindholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The supporters of Furulund RK booed when Gällaryd City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Harman didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Gällaryd City FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Knut Sjöberg hit a great ball. In the 35th minute of the match Dan Jakobsson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Villiam Sjödin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Brian Sigfridsson during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Brian Sigfridsson hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Knut Sjöberg took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Johan Holmberg. Johan Holmberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Gällaryd City FC's Magnus Sander shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 45th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Johan Holmberg but with some difficulty. In the 46th minute, Elliot Lindholm made a precise shot to the right of Johan Holmberg. Furulund RK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wictor Biörkman made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Eric Skålberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Villiam Sjödin was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Johan Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliot Lindholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johan Holmberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Knut Sjöberg's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Villiam Sjödin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wictor Biörkman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johan Holmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Knut Sjöberg in the 72nd minute of the match. If Elliot Lindholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, Knut Sjöberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Johan Holmberg. Furulund RK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Knut Sjöberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. 82 minutes into the match, Elliot Lindholm notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Furulund RK's Johan Holmberg. Johan Holmberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Knut Sjöberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th match minute, Furulund RK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saverio Hanni to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Rutger Överman hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. 6-2 became the score in the 92nd minute when Wictor Biörkman elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 97 minutes into the game, Knut Sjöberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-2. Johan Holmberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gällaryd City FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Furulund RK for a fine match.