League Play-Off

Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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. Jesper Enström started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesper Enström in the 4th minute of play forced Zlatan FC's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Lundin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mattias Kullgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig-Ove Olofsson in the 10th minute of play. Mattias Kullgren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thorsten Krogsgård went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Stig-Ove Olofsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Kullgren having to interfere. After 18 minutes, Felix Söderqwist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ilsbo IK and the Zlatan FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th match minute, Ilsbo IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Söderqwist to maneuver through the defense. Karl-Erik Lundin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulf Kielberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Karl-Erik Lundin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulf Kielberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Jesper Enström notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Zlatan FC's Karl-Erik Lundin. Karl-Erik Lundin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Karl-Erik Lundin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arvin Moberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Robin Ennegren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zlatan FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Robin Ennegren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mattias Kullgren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stig-Ove Olofsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Mattias Kullgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Ilsbo IK defense, Robin Ennegren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mattias Kullgren. The Ilsbo IK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mattias Kullgren should have stopped the shot. Karl-Erik Lundin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leif Eliasson went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thorsten Krogsgård to make the kick off. Leif Eliasson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Karl-Erik Lundin made a huge save. A collision led to Zlatan FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Hans Vallman hit a great ball. In the 57th minute Jesper Enström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Erik Lundin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stig-Ove Olofsson scored 3-2 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mattias Kullgren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jesper Enström during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ilsbo IK getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Jesper Enström hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Ilsbo IK's Jesper Enström ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Karl-Erik Lundin. Karl-Erik Lundin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. In the 71st minute Thorsten Krogsgård shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Kullgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zlatan FC's Karl-Erik Lundin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arvin Moberg in the 76th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Thorsten Krogsgård's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mattias Kullgren was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Thorsten Krogsgård put it in 4-3 from a short distance just to the right of Mattias Kullgren. In the 84th minute, Thorsten Krogsgård ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mattias Kullgren was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-3. Zlatan FC's Hans Vallman got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Hans Vallman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zlatan FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hans Vallman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mattias Kullgren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 92 minutes into the match, Hans Vallman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mattias Kullgren. Ilsbo IK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hans Vallman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-3. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Zlatan FC had played much better football throughout.