League Play-Off

Baghdad Theatre
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. Jens-Ove Ekrot started the match with the kick off. Alexander Lindström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Philip Hammarström went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After 12 played minutes Örebro United got a freekick which was hit by Knut Falkrans. Ralf Lundgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Maranhense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the game, Örebro United's Kurt Ström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ralf Lundgren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Oskar Trillkott in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alexander Lindström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kennet Lövskog during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Örebro United booed when Breidablik FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kennet Lövskog didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute, Kurt Ström made a precise shot to the right of Ralf Lundgren. Breidablik FF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Jens-Ove Ekrot hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Ralf Lundgren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Knut Falkrans's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. After 41 played minutes Breidablik FF got a freekick which was hit by Bengt-Åke Torstensson. Alexander Lindström came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Breidablik FF's Kennet Lövskog. But to his dismay, Kennet Lövskog quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Bruno Maranhense made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match Kurt Ström shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ralf Lundgren showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Örebro United's Bruno Maranhense sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ralf Lundgren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Breidablik FF's Ralf Lundgren got control of the ball when Bruno Maranhense tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jens-Ove Ekrot scored 3-2 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexander Lindström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kurt Ström shot from long distance after 64 played minutes, a shot that Ralf Lundgren with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. After 68 minutes, Andreas Caspersson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Breidablik FF and the Örebro United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kurt Ström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ralf Lundgren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Breidablik FF's goalkeeper Ralf Lundgren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bruno Maranhense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ralf Lundgren having to interfere. 82 minutes into the game, Bruno Maranhense cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Ralf Lundgren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bruno Maranhense could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Ralf Lundgren made a huge save. Oskar Trillkott fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Lindström having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philip Hammarström in the 89th minute of play forced Örebro United's goalkeeper Alexander Lindström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexander Lindström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jens-Ove Ekrot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Breidablik FF getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Philip Hammarström hit a great ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.