League Play-Off

Haparanda
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ingvar Rosendahl made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Peter Alebäck 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 9th match minute, Haparanda FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sören Sundström to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sture Askestät in the 13th minute of play forced Haparanda FF's goalkeeper Alberigo Costantino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 14 in the game by Ingvar Rosendahl from a close distance when the talented Arne Ekström managed to make a qualified save. Hallaryd RK's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sixten Högberg got free with Arne Ekström in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stig Arvidsson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arne Ekström came out and tried to block the shot, but Stig Arvidsson slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 18th minute. Arne Ekström was a little too slow when Stig Arvidsson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 2-0. Sture Askestät charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sture Askestät the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Haparanda FF's Anders Josefsson was substituted for Börje Thidén. A collision led to Hallaryd RK getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Sture Askestät hit a great ball. When Peter Carlsson fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hallaryd RK's protests and gave Peter Carlsson a yellow card for diving instead. Peter Carlsson hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, Ingvar Wickander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ingvar Rosendahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ingvar Rosendahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Arne Ekström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Ingvar Rosendahl fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Hallaryd RK's Arne Ekström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingvar Rosendahl in the 38th minute of play. Ingvar Rosendahl who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 41stth minute tested the skills of Arne Ekström when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Sixten Högberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sture Askestät got his second yellow card in the match during the 43rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 43 played minutes Hallaryd RK got a freekick which was hit by Sture Askestät. Ingvar Rosendahls short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Arne Ekström to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Peter Carlsson to make the kick off. If Ingvar Rosendahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute Ingvar Rosendahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Ekström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 60 minutes, Ingvar Rosendahl made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Hallaryd RK's Arne Ekström tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Ingvar Rosendahl came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Haparanda FF 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 Ingvar Rosendahl couldn't finish the play. If Sixten Högberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ingvar Rosendahl struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Arne Ekström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Haparanda FF. Arne Ekström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ingvar Rosendahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elias Offendahl during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ingvar Rosendahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Arne Ekström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elias Offendahl was shown his second yellow card after 84 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Hallaryd RK's Elias Offendahl got a free kick in the 84th minute. Haparanda FF's Ingvar Rosendahl got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stig Arvidsson scored 6-0 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arne Ekström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 96th minute, Karl-Ove Kellbom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Haparanda FF fully deserved thier win.