League Play-Off

Götene -vallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Eskil Wallin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stig-Ove Olofsson in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Patrik Valström saved Circus FC from getting behind. Circus FC's Patrik Valström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eskil Wallin in the 6th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Vikström during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of The Drunken Ninjas booed when Circus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Vikström didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute Sixten Jönsätt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrik Valström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, The Drunken Ninjas's Henry Wik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Patrik Valström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dadá Lara got free with Magne Bengtsson in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Virgilio Aragones received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Magne Bengtsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Eskil Wallin managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Drunken Ninjas's supporters rose to their feet, but Eskil Wallin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patrik Valström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Virgilio Aragones had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Circus FC's Patrik Valström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Wik in the 30th minute of play. Patrik Valström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eskil Wallin in the 33rd minute of the match. Dadá Lara hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Örjan Åman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dadá Lara got free with Magne Bengtsson in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Virgilio Aragones made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Circus FC's Vidar Carlsson got a free kick in the 54th minute. Ronny Sigman charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronny Sigman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th minute, Ronny Sigman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute Dadá Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Magne Bengtsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Magne Bengtsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dadá Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Circus FC's Patrik Valström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eskil Wallin in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Wik in the 75th minute of play forced Circus FC's goalkeeper Patrik Valström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrik Valström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henry Wik in the 88th minute. The audience was convinced that Dadá Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Magne Bengtsson was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixten Jönsätt in the 95th minute of play forced Circus FC's goalkeeper Patrik Valström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henry Wik got free with Patrik Valström in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.