League Play-Off

FC Barcelonas Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when John Koch got the match started through his kick off. Kevin Lindberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Koch, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 6 minutes into the match, Fc Barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Manfred Vallin came free, but Kevin Lindberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute, John Koch made a precise shot to the right of Kevin Lindberg. Fc Barcelona's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Kevin Lindberg came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Malå's Daniel Mellin. But to his dismay, Daniel Mellin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 22nd minute John Koch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Lindberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute Manfred Vallin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Lindberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute Ingemar Morat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Lindberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Fc Barcelona getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Michael Arenius hit a great ball. Daniel Mellin scored 0-4 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kevin Lindberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 38th minute Stig Månsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Lindberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fc Barcelona's Kevin Lindberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Koch in the 40th minute of play. Kevin Lindberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfred Vallin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Manfred Vallin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Göran Vase made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Malå's Ingemar Morat ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kevin Lindberg. Kevin Lindberg yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. Gert Beck's late challenge caught a Fc Barcelona's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gert Beck helped the player get up and apologised. Gert Beck kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the game, Ingemar Morat cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Kevin Lindberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 65th minute Stig Månsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Lindberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, Malå's Daniel Mellin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kevin Lindberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. After 79 minutes of play, Malå's Daniel Mellin made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kevin Lindberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 84th minute, Fredrik Alebeck made a precise shot to the right of Kevin Lindberg. Fc Barcelona's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. Fc Barcelona's Jon Spets suffered a concussion in the 86th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Manfred Vallin's late challenge caught a Fc Barcelona's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manfred Vallin helped the player get up and apologised. Fc Barcelona made a substitution. Daniel Skytt replaced Jon Spets. Manfred Vallin hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ingemar Morat got free with Kevin Lindberg in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ingemar Morat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Kevin Lindberg made a huge save. When the match was over Malå could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Fc Barcelona throughout the match.