League Play-Off

Lakene
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pharmaca FC's Billy Carlberg 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. The supporters of Kärna booed when Pharmaca FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Björck didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Billy Carlberg in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Niclas Holmgren saved Kärna from getting behind. If Vincent Arhenius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. August Salkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Magnus Ennegren having to interfere. Magnus Ennegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Arhenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pharmaca FC's goalkeeper Magnus Ennegren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Kärna booed when Pharmaca FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rune Sandström didn't get a good kick on the ball. 31 minutes into the match, August Salkvist notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Pharmaca FC's Magnus Ennegren. Magnus Ennegren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Vincent Arhenius put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Magnus Ennegren. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when August Salkvist made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Kärna's goal looked a bit too open when Billy Carlberg came free, but Niclas Holmgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niclas Holmgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Billy Carlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niclas Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy Carlberg in the 57th minute of the match. Niklas Kielberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rune Sandström charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rune Sandström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rune Sandström hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Vincent Arhenius took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Magnus Ennegren. Magnus Ennegren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. The supporters of Kärna booed when Pharmaca FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Qvarnström didn't get a good kick on the ball. August Salkvist succeeded in the game's 69th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Salkvist in the 73rd minute of play forced Pharmaca FC's goalkeeper Magnus Ennegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niclas Holmgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Billy Carlberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Niclas Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy Carlberg in the 77th minute of the match. Billy Carlberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niclas Holmgren having to interfere. Magnus Ennegren made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Vincent Arhenius sent off a good shot on target. Pharmaca FC's Henrik Larsson got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kärna walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.