League Play-Off

Alstermo -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. Elias Engström started the match with the kick off. Elias Engström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Folke Persson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lessebo's Lucas Beckman got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Alstermo BK's zone, Elias Engström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Folke Persson came out of the goal and Elias Engström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 9 minutes into the match, Alstermo BK's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Magnus Kjellbom came free, but Folke Persson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Filip Åberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Persson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Filip Åberg 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. If Elias Engström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 23 played minutes Lessebo got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Magnus Kjellbom. Stig Bokelund hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Elias Engström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Folke Persson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Henning Westerstrand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Folke Persson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Engström, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Folke Persson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Engström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl-Magnus Kjellbom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Folke Persson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Folke Persson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Magnus Kjellbom, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

52 minutes into the match, Lessebo's goal looked a bit too open when Yngve Törnblom came free, but Malcolm Markusson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filip Åberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Folke Persson having to interfere. If Filip Åberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Malcolm Markusson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yngve Törnblom in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig Bokelund in the 66th minute of play forced Lessebo's goalkeeper Malcolm Markusson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elias Engström struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Folke Persson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lessebo. Lucas Beckman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elias Engström took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Folke Persson. Folke Persson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Alstermo BK's Folke Persson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Åberg in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Alstermo BK's goalkeeper Folke Persson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elias Engström. With a little luck, Alstermo BK's Folke Persson got control of the ball when Elias Engström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Filip Åberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Folke Persson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 89 minutes in the game, Elias Engström fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Folke Persson having to interfere. Sören Andreasson kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Elias Engström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Folke Persson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig Bokelund in the 95th minute of play forced Lessebo's goalkeeper Malcolm Markusson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Lessebo could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Alstermo BK throughout the match.