League Play-Off

Älmestad -vallen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Älmestad's Lucas Lundgren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Markus Sefastsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Vallgren in the 4th minute of the match. Älmestad's Markus Sefastsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leif Andreasson in the 7th minute of play. Markus Sefastsson didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Latikberg's Erland Ekström shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Inge Gustafsson during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Inge Gustafsson hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Markus Sefastsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Stenman in the 16th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Älmestad's Leonard Zander got a free kick in the 18th minute. Älmestad's Markus Sefastsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erland Ekström in the 20th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 23 minutes into the game, when Leonard Zander put in a rough tackle. After a defensive mix-up in Älmestad's zone, Erland Ekström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Markus Sefastsson came out of the goal and Erland Ekström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Latikberg's zone, Nils-Emil Ingemarsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mats Asplund came out of the goal and Nils-Emil Ingemarsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Erland Ekström made a kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Eric Vallgren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Latikberg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eric Vallgren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nils-Emil Ingemarsson hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Benjamin Säv managed to get in a good position for a shot. Latikberg's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamin Säv was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Markus Sefastsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 63 minutes into the match, Älmestad's goalkeeper Markus Sefastsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leif Andreasson. Eric Vallgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Markus Sefastsson having to interfere. In the last second Markus Sefastsson throw himself and got hold of the ball when Erland Ekström in the 70thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Älmestad's Markus Sefastsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Vallgren in the 72nd minute of play. Latikberg's Erland Ekström got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leif Andreasson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Markus Sefastsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eric Vallgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Markus Sefastsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nils-Emil Ingemarsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute, Helge Deckbergh 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. A collision led to Älmestad getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Helge Deckbergh hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Erland Ekström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Latikberg's supporters rose to their feet, but Erland Ekström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Markus Sefastsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match was over Latikberg could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Älmestad throughout the match.