League Play-Off

Hiroshima Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Per Lundqvist kicked off to start the match. When Ideela Pirater's Edgard Torres in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Miata FC's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sandu Taşcă in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valter Lindell saved Miata FC from getting behind. In the 9th minute, Sven Rönn 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. In the 12thth minute of the game Sandu Taşcă who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Miata FC's Valter Lindell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sandu Taşcă in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valter Lindell saved Miata FC from getting behind. Valter Lindell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgard Torres's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgard Torres in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valter Lindell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Edgard Torres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valter Lindell was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Valter Lindell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgard Torres in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Sandu Taşcă notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Miata FC's Valter Lindell. Valter Lindell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 25 minutes into the match, Sandu Taşcă had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valter Lindell. Miata FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sandu Taşcă was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 31st minute, Alf Sandberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ideela Pirater fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Valter Lindell came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Ideela Pirater's Edgard Torres. But to his dismay, Edgard Torres quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sandu Taşcă in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valter Lindell saved Miata FC from getting behind. Valter Lindell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgard Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sandu Taşcă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Valter Lindell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Miata FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ideela Pirater were winning 0-4.

The wind increased when Sandu Taşcă made the kick off in the second half. Edgard Torress short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Valter Lindell to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Anton Apelkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Valter Lindell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandu Taşcă recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 63rd minute, Edgard Torres made a precise shot to the right of Valter Lindell. Miata FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 65 minutes into the match, Miata FC's goalkeeper Valter Lindell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgard Torres. Kristoffer Wallin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Rachid Feller tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Sandu Taşcă dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Valter Lindell, 0-7. Sandu Taşcă struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Valter Lindell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ideela Pirater. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sandu Taşcă in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valter Lindell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Valter Lindell had great luck who in the 84thth minute grab hold of the ball when Sandu Taşcă from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Sandu Taşcă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Valter Lindell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgard Torress short, quick shot in the 93rdth minute got Valter Lindell to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sandu Taşcă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valter Lindell having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgard Torres got free with Valter Lindell in the 99th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Miata FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ideela Pirater were clearly better and deserved to take the win.