League Play-Off

Sydkoster Stadion
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rickard Berg started the match with the kick off. In the 13th minute, Sydkoster's Rickard Berg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lennart Bergman. Lennart Bergman yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 17th minute Elliott Benett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ralf Juhlin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of METAMORPHOSIS booed when Sydkoster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hjalmar Sander didn't get a good kick on the ball. 19 minutes into the match, METAMORPHOSIS's Linus Pålsson broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 22nd match minute, Sydkoster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Lindholm to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Sydkoster getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Einar Henriksson hit a great ball. If Elliott Benett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Einar Henriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Einar Henriksson could shoot a difficult shot in the 38th minute, which Lennart Bergman however easily saved by the left post. Lennart Bergman made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Einar Henriksson sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Sydkoster booed when METAMORPHOSIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustav Grelsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hjalmar Sander was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 49th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Elliott Benett made the kick off in the second half. If Einar Henriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Einar Henriksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lennart Bergman having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Einar Henriksson in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lennart Bergman saved METAMORPHOSIS from getting behind. In the 65th minute, Einar Henriksson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lennart Bergman was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If Elliott Benett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sebastian Lindholm got his second yellow card in the match during the 74th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 75th match minute, Sydkoster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Lindholm to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elliott Benett in the 77th minute of play forced Sydkoster's goalkeeper Ralf Juhlin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Einar Henriksson came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Sydkoster 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 Einar Henriksson couldn't finish the play. Einar Henriksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lennart Bergman having to interfere. Lennart Bergman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Einar Henriksson's shot from short distance in the 95th minute.