League Play-Off

Oskarshamn Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Rang took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alex Björnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magnus Ekberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Uno Andreasson kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 6th minute of the match Leif Tidén sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alex Björnsson skillfully saved the ball. Ludvig Säfström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig Torstensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Grangärde's Ludvig Säfström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig Torstensson in the 17th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Per Nyberg made a precise shot to the right of Alex Björnsson. FC NANO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 25th minute, Joel Rang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alex Björnsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 29th minute, Kurt Rosin 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. Grangärde's Ludvig Säfström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Grangärde from getting a goal against them. Alex Björnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Rang, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 37 minutes into the match, FC NANO's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Rang came free, but Alex Björnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute, Dennis Klintæus made a precise shot to the right of Ludvig Säfström. Grangärde's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. When Joel Rang came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Grangärde 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 Joel Rang couldn't finish the play. If Joel Rang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig Torstensson in the 47th minute of play forced Grangärde's goalkeeper Ludvig Säfström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Stig Torstensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ludvig Säfström having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Rang in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex Björnsson saved FC NANO from getting behind. Kurt Rosin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Björnsson having to interfere. Leif Tidén took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alex Björnsson. FC NANO's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Joel Rang had several of the FC NANO's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 62 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-3 score and a disappointed Alex Björnsson as he didn't even see the shot coming. The crowd rose to their feet as Per Nyberg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alex Björnsson. That made the score 1-4 in the 66 minute of play. Uno Andreasson's late challenge caught a Grangärde's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Uno Andreasson helped the player get up and apologised. Uno Andreasson hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Joel Rang made a great header on Grangärde's corner, it was just that FC NANO's Alex Björnsson managed to reach the ball for a save. Grangärde were furious when Leif Tidén was red carded, 79 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of FC NANO booed when Grangärde was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leif Tidén didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dennis Klintæus struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Ludvig Säfström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC NANO. When Kurt Rosin fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grangärde's protests and gave Kurt Rosin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th minute, Kurt Rosin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. André Kvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alex Björnsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Rosin in the 92nd minute. Kurt Rosin was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 95th minute. Grangärde's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Grangärde's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.