League Play-Off

Björbo -vallen
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. Dan Magnusson started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Kenneth Göransson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Loca Loxa FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Östervåla IF the free kick. After a rather tough play, Loca Loxa FC's Kenneth Göransson got a free kick in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Örjan Hagström in the 7th minute of play forced Loca Loxa FC's goalkeeper Vassilis Kourkoubetis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksander Andersson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Bryan Vuerinckx made a huge save. Bryan Vuerinckx was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Christopher Åman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. Östervåla IF's Bryan Vuerinckx proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Östervåla IF from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Östervåla IF getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Ingemar Lundström hit a great ball. Kenneth Göransson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Bryan Vuerinckx made a huge save. Bryan Vuerinckx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kenneth Göransson in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Evert Abelsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vassilis Kourkoubetis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roy Torstensson in the 33rd minute of play. After 35 minutes of play, Östervåla IF's Oscar Ivarsson made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vassilis Kourkoubetis was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oscar Ivarsson was the one to do the kick off. Örjan Moberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vassilis Kourkoubetis having to interfere. Vassilis Kourkoubetis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Ivarsson in the 54th minute of the match. Magnus Kilstedt charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Magnus Kilstedt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With an all-out effort, Östervåla IF's Vassilis Kourkoubetis threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Oscar Ivarsson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Oscar Ivarsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Vassilis Kourkoubetis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucas Asklund's late challenge caught a Östervåla IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucas Asklund helped the player get up and apologised. Lucas Asklund hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 68 minutes into the match, Östervåla IF's Örjan Moberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vassilis Kourkoubetis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A throw-in in the 77th minute of the game was made by Magnus Kilstedt with Kenneth Göransson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Christopher Åman hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Oscar Ivarsson fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Vassilis Kourkoubetis, passed just outside the right post. Loca Loxa FC's Vassilis Kourkoubetis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Ivarsson in the 85th minute of play. Sivert Pihlberg kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Robert Ekrot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Vassilis Kourkoubetis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oscar Ivarsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vassilis Kourkoubetis having to interfere. Östervåla IF were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Loca Loxa FC to leave the ground with a draw.