League Play-Off

Brålanda
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. Reine Zander started the match with the kick off. When Brålanda's Jonas Skog in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ÅsaNissarna's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jerry Sörman during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 8th minute, Brålanda's Jonas Skog ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Karl-Åke Apelquist. Karl-Åke Apelquist yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. John Collin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Karl-Åke Apelquist firmly grabbed it by the left post. ÅsaNissarna's Karl-Åke Apelquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Skog in the 13th minute of play. With his leg Karl-Åke Apelquist managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Brålanda's John Collin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when John Collin got free with Karl-Åke Apelquist in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tommy Ivarsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikael Nordlund having to interfere. If Jonas Skog had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karl-Åke Apelquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Skog in the 39th minute of play. Reine Zander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonas Skog to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Johan Forsman made a precise shot to the right of Karl-Åke Apelquist. ÅsaNissarna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 58 minutes into the match, ÅsaNissarna's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Skog came free, but Karl-Åke Apelquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ÅsaNissarna's Jerry Sörman got his second yellow card of the match in the 60th minute. The referee ordered Jerry Sörman off the ground. A collision led to ÅsaNissarna getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Jerry Sörman hit a great ball. Brålanda were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after ÅsaNissarna's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Oscar Pihlberg took the corner. In the 68th minute, John Collin 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. The supporters of Brålanda booed when ÅsaNissarna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Göran Holmgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. If John Collin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Johan Forsman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the match, ÅsaNissarna's goal looked a bit too open when John Collin came free, but Karl-Åke Apelquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 81 played minutes Brålanda got a freekick which was hit by Jerry Ödman. Mikael Nordlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tommy Ivarsson in the 83rd minute. Emil Hermansson kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 89th match minute, ÅsaNissarna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reine Zander to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Jonas Skog's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl-Åke Apelquist was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. John Collin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Åke Apelquist having to interfere. Brålanda walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.