League Play-Off

Hydroscand Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dennis Mattsson got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th match minute, Joelintons F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hampus Beck to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sture Törnkvist in the 19th minute of play forced Joelintons F.C's goalkeeper Arnaud Verhaeghen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute Hampus Beck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Tache saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Dennis Mattsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnaud Verhaeghen. Joelintons F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dennis Mattsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Södertälje AIK's Adrian Tache proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Södertälje AIK from getting a goal against them. Adrian Tache made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Hampus Beck sent off a good shot on target. Joel Nordström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnaud Verhaeghen having to interfere. Hampus Beck's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 37thth minute, Adrian Tache skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 46th minute, Edwin Glad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hampus Beck stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hampus Beck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Tache having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Hampus Beck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrian Tache was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Isidro Lluques might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adrian Tache. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isidro Lluques ran back to his position shaking his head. After 64 minutes, John Sundberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Södertälje AIK and the Joelintons F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. John Sundberg hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Adrian Tache made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efren Vega in the 65th minute of play. The Joelintons F.C fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Joelintons F.C's Hampus Beck looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 72 minutes into the match, Södertälje AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Hampus Beck came free, but Adrian Tache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Joel Nordström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alvin Landin kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Södertälje AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Hampus Beck came free, but Adrian Tache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Södertälje AIK getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Egil Dahlman hit a great ball. After 89 minutes Södertälje AIK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Efren Vega who took care of the corner kick. Dennis Mattsson charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dennis Mattsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th minute, Dennis Mattsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.