League Play-Off

National Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jarl Mossberg kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Jarl Mossberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lennart Granqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Marlow were furious when Arne Tunström was red carded, 8 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of FC Marlow:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Östberga City:s goal. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Östberga City. Fredrik Fors stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Lennart Granqvist. 0-1. Fredrik Fors sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lennart Granqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tommy Wiberg in the 16th minute of play. Lennart Granqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tommy Wiberg in the 18th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Östberga City's Tobias Ekenberg got a free kick in the 24th minute. Catarino Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeo Crispo in the 25th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Jarl Mossberg notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of FC Marlow's Lennart Granqvist. Lennart Granqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Torleif Søllingvraae hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. A throw-in in the 37th minute of the game was made by Aaron Gabrielsson with Tadeo Crispo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. FC Marlow's Aaron Gabrielsson got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in FC Marlow's zone, Fredrik Fors stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lennart Granqvist came out of the goal and Fredrik Fors tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tadeo Crispo to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Fredrik Fors shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lennart Granqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lennart Granqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Fors, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FC Marlow's Aaron Gabrielsson got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Jarl Mossberg struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Lennart Granqvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Östberga City. 75 minutes in the game Aaron Gabrielsson did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Tadeo Crispo. FC Marlow's Lennart Granqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tommy Wiberg in the 77th minute of play. A throw-in in the 79th minute of the game was made by Torleif Søllingvraae with Tadeo Crispo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Lennart Granqvist made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Jarl Mossberg sent off a good shot on target. FC Marlow's Lennart Granqvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save FC Marlow from getting a goal against them.