League Play-Off

Marieholm Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Arvin Bollström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anders Bennet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arvin Bollström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sture Söderberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmund Lindholm in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christian Mårtensson saved Marieholm from getting behind. In the 17th minute Edmund Lindholm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Mårtensson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 played minutes Ekerö IF got a freekick which was hit by Edmund Lindholm. 24 minutes into the match, Edmund Lindholm notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Marieholm's Christian Mårtensson. Christian Mårtensson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Christian Mårtensson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Lindholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Arvin Bollström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anders Bennet, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Björn Jespersson succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 32nd playminute. Anders Bennet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Arvin Bollström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Ekerö IF's goalkeeper Arvin Bollström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Björn Jespersson. The audience was convinced that Freddie Wikander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Mårtensson was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Ekerö IF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edmund Lindholm in the 43rd minute. The corner led Ekerö IF's Edmund Lindholm to fire away a dangerous shot which Christian Mårtensson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 45 played minutes Marieholm got a freekick which was hit by Jimmy Hedström. Christian Mårtensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmund Lindholm in the 46th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Marieholm's zone, Edmund Lindholm stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Mårtensson came out of the goal and Edmund Lindholm tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Björn Jespersson to make the kick off. A hard shot 52 in the game by Bengt-Arne Biörnberg from a close distance when the talented Christian Mårtensson managed to make a qualified save. Marieholm's players were relieved. 52 minutes into the game, Bengt-Arne Biörnberg lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Christian Mårtensson. Christian Mårtensson stood somewhat misplaced when Freddie Wikander came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 54 minute. In the 65th minute, Freddie Wikander made a precise shot to the right of Christian Mårtensson. Marieholm's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. After a rather tough play, Marieholm's Rune Lang got a free kick in the 68th minute. Christian Mårtensson made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Freddie Wikander sent off a good shot on target. Freddie Wikander's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Christian Mårtensson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ekerö IF's goalkeeper Arvin Bollström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Freddie Wikander got free with Christian Mårtensson in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute Edmund Lindholm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Mårtensson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arvin Bollström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anders Bennet, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 91st minute, Ziemowit Podolski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, Ekerö IF's goal looked a bit too open when Björn Jespersson came free, but Arvin Bollström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ekerö IF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.