League Play-Off

WHITE HART LANE
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adrian Söderström got the match started through his kick off. If Adrian Söderström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Villiam Nyström kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. If Reginaldo Baiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC GINOLA's Nils-Åke Vacker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Nord in the 11th minute of play. Johnny Svartengren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reginaldo Baiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the game, Adrian Söderström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC GINOLA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bladens IF the free kick. The crowd rose to their feet as FC GINOLA's Reginaldo Baiano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Johnny Svartengren. That made the score 1-0 after 20 minutes of play. The supporters of Bladens IF booed when FC GINOLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kurt Blomqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nils-Åke Vacker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evert Bergman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 26th minute by Adrian Söderström got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Adrian Söderström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnny Svartengren having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Adrian Söderström notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Bladens IF's Johnny Svartengren. Johnny Svartengren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Johnny Svartengren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reginaldo Baiano in the 38th minute of the match. Adrian Söderström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnny Svartengren having to interfere. After having played for 42 minutes, Adrian Söderström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC GINOLA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrian Söderström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Johnny Svartengren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reginaldo Baiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After 44 minutes, Martin Nord mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bladens IF and the FC GINOLA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 44 played minutes Bladens IF got a freekick which was hit by Martin Nord. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arman Brummer made a kick off. In the 57th minute, Evert Bergman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bladens IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Johnny Svartengren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reginaldo Baiano in the 65th minute of the match. In the 69th minute of the match, Arman Brummer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nils-Åke Vacker saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. FC GINOLA were furious when Jerko Janjić was red carded, 71 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC GINOLA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! Johnny Svartengren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Wennerström, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Bladens IF's Johnny Svartengren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Söderström in the 79th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrian Söderström in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Johnny Svartengren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Jan Wennerström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Johnny Svartengren was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Bladens IF's zone, Adrian Söderström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Johnny Svartengren came out of the goal and Adrian Söderström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A sloppy throw-in by Karl-Magnus Hedvall in the 87th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC GINOLA's Kurt Blomqvist. Jan Wennerström scored 3-2 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Johnny Svartengren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC GINOLA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.