League Play-Off

MFC Fotbollsplats
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elliott Ambjörnsson kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes into the game, Manfred Termander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Azeriska FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Schyssta Meloner the free kick. In the 8th minute, Manfred Termander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Viktor Kock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Azeriska FC's zone, Viktor Kock stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Johnsson came out of the goal and Viktor Kock tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th minute Elliott Ambjörnsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Johnsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Azeriska FC's Simon Johnsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elliott Ambjörnsson in the 30th minute of play. After 32 minutes, Sten Stabbe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Azeriska FC and the Schyssta Meloner players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 32 played minutes Azeriska FC got a freekick which was hit by Sten Stabbe. In the 34th minute of the match Uno Larsson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Simon Johnsson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Zebastian Lundqvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Azeriska FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Schyssta Meloner the free kick. Zebastian Lundqvist hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Viggo Ahlroth was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 37th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Reine Pihlwall recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Reine Pihlwall made a kick off. When Azeriska FC's Reine Pihlwall in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Schyssta Meloner's goalie prevented a goal. Patrik Stolpe charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patrik Stolpe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Schyssta Meloner's Patrik Stolpe got a free kick in the 57th minute. After having played for 60 minutes, Alvar Vennerkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azeriska FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvar Vennerkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 61st match minute, Schyssta Meloner was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agne Finsberg to maneuver through the defense. Gösta Lindholm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reine Pihlwall in the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th minute, Zebastian Lundqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 67 minutes into the match, Azeriska FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elliott Ambjörnsson came free, but Simon Johnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zebastian Lundqvist was shown his second yellow card after 73 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Viktor Kock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Johnsson having to interfere. After some careless play in the Azeriska FC defense, Elliott Ambjörnsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Simon Johnsson. The Azeriska FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Simon Johnsson should have stopped the shot. Alvar Vennerkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reine Pihlwall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Gösta Lindholm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Viktor Kock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 94 minutes, Elliott Ambjörnsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Schyssta Meloner's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elliott Ambjörnsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 97 minutes into the match, Azeriska FC's Alvar Vennerkvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gösta Lindholm narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Schyssta Meloner fans cheered their team off the field, for while Azeriska FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.