League Play-Off

Strömsund -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kalle Fastesson started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cemalettin Sani in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christer Säf saved Soccer Power IF from getting behind. In the 8th minute of the match, Frans Norberg got a very nice opportunity to score, but Christer Säf was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Soccer Power IF's Christer Säf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cemalettin Sani in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Ligurian Lions FC's Evelio Lauren dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. A collision led to Ligurian Lions FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Cemalettin Sani hit a great ball. When Frans Norberg came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Ligurian Lions FC 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 Frans Norberg couldn't finish the play. 19 minutes into the match, Soccer Power IF's goalkeeper Christer Säf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frans Norberg. If Frans Norberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd match minute, Soccer Power IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrik Åhman to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute of the match Bartolo Ezkerra shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christer Säf showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Ligurian Lions FC booed when Soccer Power IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kalle Fastesson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frans Norberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Christer Säf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Kalle Fastesson kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfons Åkerström during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 59 played minutes Ligurian Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfons Åkerström. Cemalettin Sani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Christer Säf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christer Säf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frans Norberg in the 63rd minute of the match. After having played for 67 minutes, Kalle Fastesson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Soccer Power IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kalle Fastesson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 70 minutes into the match, Evelio Lauren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christer Säf. Soccer Power IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Evelio Lauren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. In the 74th minute, Soccer Power IF's Makareus Theohari seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Makareus Theohari the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Soccer Power IF protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Makareus Theohari had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Soccer Power IF:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ligurian Lions FC:s goal. The referee gave Ligurian Lions FC a penalty, 75 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bartolo Ezkerra, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Soccer Power IF's Christer Säf. 5-0. After a defensive mix-up in Soccer Power IF's zone, Cemalettin Sani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christer Säf came out of the goal and Cemalettin Sani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute Cemalettin Sani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christer Säf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evelio Lauren hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Frans Norberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christer Säf having to make a save. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Cemalettin Sani sped through Soccer Power IF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Christer Säf. After 94 minutes of play, Ligurian Lions FC's Frans Norberg made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christer Säf was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Frans Norberg in the 97th minute of play forced Soccer Power IF's goalkeeper Christer Säf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 98 minutes into the match, Cemalettin Sani notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Soccer Power IF's Christer Säf. Christer Säf was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ligurian Lions FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.