League Play-Off

Ersmark Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Conny Vik made the kick off and thus started the match. Oliver Botvidsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conny Vik, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Oliver Botvidsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Östen Böcklund in the 5th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Ersmark's Karl-Åke Bolin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Karl-Åke Bolin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ersmark protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Karl-Åke Bolin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Ersmark's Karl-Åke Bolin got a free kick in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Sune Wållander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ersmark's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Green Goats FC the free kick. In the 19th minute, Max Asklund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rikard Pettersson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marcus Melberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. In the 24th minute Östen Böcklund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliver Botvidsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the game, Kim Arvidsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Oliver Botvidsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Marcus Melberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rikard Pettersson was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 36th minute Axel Juhlin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliver Botvidsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Kim Arvidsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Green Goats FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 43rd minute, Kim Arvidsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oliver Botvidsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Oliver Botvidsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Östen Böcklund in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half Green Goats FC were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcus Melberg to strike the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes Green Goats FC got a freekick which was hit by Östen Böcklund. If Marcus Melberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rikard Pettersson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcus Melberg went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. If Marcus Melberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Ersmark booed when Green Goats FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Michael Skoglund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kim Arvidsson kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Axel Juhlin scored 3-4 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oliver Botvidsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Green Goats FC booed when Ersmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven-Edvin Vall didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Arvidsson in the 74th minute of play forced Ersmark's goalkeeper Oliver Botvidsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oliver Botvidsson made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Conny Vik sent off a good shot on target. Oliver Botvidsson made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Östen Böcklund sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Green Goats FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Peter Åkerman hit a great ball. Sune Wållander might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rikard Pettersson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sune Wållander ran back to his position shaking his head. 85 minutes into the game, Kim Arvidsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-5. Oliver Botvidsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Green Goats FC played a much better game than Ersmark and deserved their victory. The Ersmark players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.