League Play-Off

Otting
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eigil Markan got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute Zacharias Hjarsbæk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolaj Ullitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikolaj Ullitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johannes Havnløv in the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eigil Markan in the 11th minute of play forced Stjær's goalkeeper Harald Nyquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikolaj Ullitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacharias Hjarsbæk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Johannes Havnløv fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stjær's protests and gave Johannes Havnløv a yellow card for diving instead. After 19 played minutes Stjær got a freekick which was hit by Johannes Havnløv. Ricardo Snæbum scored 1-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Harald Nyquist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 25 minutes into the game, Kristian Bosebjerg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Otting's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stjær the free kick. Kristian Bosebjerg hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. When Paul Hebjørn came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Stjær 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 Paul Hebjørn couldn't finish the play. Ricardo Snæbum could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Harald Nyquist made a huge save. After 32 played minutes Otting's Ricardo Snæbum stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Harald Nyquist stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Stjær of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bjarke Cederstrand in the 40th minute of play forced Stjær's goalkeeper Harald Nyquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Johannes Havnløv was the one to do the kick off. Harald Nyquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eigil Markan in the 56th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Stjær's zone, Ricardo Snæbum stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Harald Nyquist came out of the goal and Ricardo Snæbum tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Johannes Havnløv sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 69 minutes, Eigil Markan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Otting's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eigil Markan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute, Ricardo Snæbum 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. Ricardo Snæbum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harald Nyquist having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Otting's goal looked a bit too open when Johannes Havnløv came free, but Nikolaj Ullitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 82 minutes, Zacharias Hjarsbæk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stjær's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zacharias Hjarsbæk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Otting's Nikolaj Ullitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johannes Havnløv in the 84th minute of play. Ricardo Snæbum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harald Nyquist having to interfere. Otting's Nikolaj Ullitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Otting from getting a goal against them. Eigil Markan might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Harald Nyquist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eigil Markan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 95th minute, one of Stjær:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Stjær. In the 97th minute there was a penalty for Otting. Claes Brixen stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Harald Nyquist. 2-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Otting had played much better football throughout.