League Play-Off

Ormaryd -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Börje Brandin made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes, Marcus Brandin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Guldsmedshyttan and the Ormaryd RK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Einar Håkansson came free with the goalkeeper in the 9th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jim Thidén could save by the left post. 14 minutes into the game, Alexander Håkansson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Torgny Gustavsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alexander Håkansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute, Bengt Bergström got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Guldsmedshyttan's Alexander Håkansson got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valdemar Fredriksson hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, Guldsmedshyttan's goalkeeper Jim Thidén had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Fransson. Bernt Gallin scored 1-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Torgny Gustavsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Ormaryd RK's zone, Gösta Ersman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Torgny Gustavsson came out of the goal and Gösta Ersman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Olov Forsell charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olov Forsell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd minute, Olov Forsell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ormaryd RK's goalkeeper Torgny Gustavsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Valdemar Fredriksson charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdemar Fredriksson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Guldsmedshyttan booed when Ormaryd RK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdemar Fredriksson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Torgny Gustavsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexander Håkansson's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. In the 38th match minute, Ormaryd RK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per-Åke Håkansson to maneuver through the defense. Torgny Gustavsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexander Håkansson's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ormaryd RK's zone, Alexander Håkansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Torgny Gustavsson came out of the goal and Alexander Håkansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Guldsmedshyttan's Gösta Ersman got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gösta Ersman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Torgny Gustavsson having to interfere. The Ormaryd RK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Guldsmedshyttan were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexander Håkansson to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Alexander Håkansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Torgny Gustavsson was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Jim Thidén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Fransson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcus Brandin kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Jim Thidén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Fransson in the 65th minute of play. Christian Fransson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jim Thidén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Börje Brandin, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Bengt Bergström kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the game, Börje Brandin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Jim Thidén was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Torgny Gustavsson made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Bernt Gallin sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Ormaryd RK defense, Alexander Håkansson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Torgny Gustavsson. The Ormaryd RK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Torgny Gustavsson should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Guldsmedshyttan getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Inge Friberger hit a great ball. Sören Pil hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The Guldsmedshyttan supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Guldsmedshyttan would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.