League Play-Off

Åsa -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anders Tunström made the kick off which started today's match. Patric Skog hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Jonny Josefsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christopher Falkrans was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Anders Tunström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonny Josefsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christopher Falkrans having to interfere. Bo-Erik Pilgren hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Jonny Josefsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Åsa BF getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Gustaf Lindberg hit a great ball. After 20 played minutes, Ljugarn's Kim Biörk shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Christopher Falkrans came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ljugarn reached it. Christopher Falkrans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Eklund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Åsa BF's Christopher Falkrans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Eklund in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Viggo Qvarnström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arvid Bagge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Edward Morat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Arvid Bagge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lars Eklund to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Anders Tunström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edward Morat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anders Tunström might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edward Morat. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anders Tunström ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 64 minutes, Arvid Bagge managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Åsa BF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arvid Bagge 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 73rd minute Anders Tunström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edward Morat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Jonny Josefsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Ljugarn booed when Åsa BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Asserlindh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ljugarn's Kim Biörk shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 79th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Christopher Falkrans but with some difficulty. Jonny Josefsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christopher Falkrans having to interfere. If Lars Eklund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christopher Falkrans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Eklund in the 85th minute of the match. In the 87th minute of the match Ljugarn got a corner. Åsa BF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kim Biörk ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kim Biörk made a great header on Ljugarn's corner, it was just that Åsa BF's Christopher Falkrans managed to reach the ball for a save. Christopher Falkrans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Eklund in the 90th minute of the match. When Åsa BF's Arvid Bagge in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ljugarn's goalie prevented a goal. When Arvid Bagge came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Åsa BF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arvid Bagge couldn't finish the play. Åsa BF were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.