League Play-Off

Upphärad
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hans Låsberg kicked off to start the match. If Vilhelm Helander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karl-Johan Ivarsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vilhelm Helander, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 8th minute Vilhelm Helander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Johan Ivarsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl-Johan Ivarsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Erland, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Vilhelm Helander notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Upphärad IFK's Karl-Johan Ivarsson. Karl-Johan Ivarsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Karl-Johan Ivarsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herman Andersson in the 15th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the game, Eric Lindkvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Karl-Johan Ivarsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Upphärad IFK defense, Igor Erland kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karl-Johan Ivarsson. The Upphärad IFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karl-Johan Ivarsson should have stopped the shot. 30 minutes into the match, Upphärad IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Erland came free, but Karl-Johan Ivarsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl-Johan Ivarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Erland in the 31st minute of play. Karl-Johan Ivarsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herman Andersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute Vilhelm Helander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Johan Ivarsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute Ulf Alströmer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Johan Ivarsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl-Johan Ivarsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Musko, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 43 minutes into the match, Igor Erland had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karl-Johan Ivarsson. Upphärad IFK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Igor Erland was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Karl-Johan Ivarsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Erland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Igor Erland was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Igor Erland ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Karl-Johan Ivarsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Karl-Johan Ivarsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Igor Erland in the 56th minute. In the 62nd minute, Vilhelm Helander made a precise shot to the right of Karl-Johan Ivarsson. Upphärad IFK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. 65 minutes into the match, Upphärad IFK's goalkeeper Karl-Johan Ivarsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herman Andersson. In the 69th minute, Viktor Rosin 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. Arne Brodin hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. If Rune Öfverman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rune Öfverman in the 71st minute of play forced Midsommarkransen's goalkeeper Kent Stephansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vilhelm Helander charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vilhelm Helander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute, Vilhelm Helander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andreas Bohlin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kent Stephansson having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Midsommarkransen's Herman Andersson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Karl-Johan Ivarsson. That made the score 0-9 after 78 minutes of play. Eric Lindkvist charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eric Lindkvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Midsommarkransen getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Eric Lindkvist hit a great ball. With a little luck, Upphärad IFK's Karl-Johan Ivarsson got control of the ball when Igor Erland tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Upphärad IFK's Karl-Johan Ivarsson got control of the ball when Herman Andersson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Igor Erland took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karl-Johan Ivarsson. Karl-Johan Ivarsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-10. Midsommarkransen's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.