League Play-Off

Savannen
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ni Jun Sha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jörn Petersson, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 12th minute Viktor Albäck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Jun Sha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Garphyttan's Erik Skog played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Blom in the 13th minute of play. Szimbas Lejonflock's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Simon Askelöf in the 14th minute. Isac Blom scored 1-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erik Skog, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 19th minute, Mats Hummels hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 22 minutes, Alexander Del Piero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Szimbas Lejonflock's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexander Del Piero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Albäck in the 24th minute of play forced Szimbas Lejonflock's goalkeeper Ni Jun Sha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute Garphyttan were awarded a corner. Michael Kvalfält went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Michael Kvalfält almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Szimbas Lejonflock's Ni Jun Sha did a great save. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Erik Skog successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Garphyttan's Erik Skog played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Blom in the 29th minute of play. Erik Skog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isac Blom in the 29th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Rähim Sterling made a precise shot to the right of Ni Jun Sha. Szimbas Lejonflock's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Erik Skog showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Askelöf in the 36th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Isac Blom made the kick off in the second half. Rähim Sterling received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ni Jun Sha came out and tried to block the shot, but Rähim Sterling slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 53rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Garphyttan's zone, Alexander Del Piero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik Skog came out of the goal and Alexander Del Piero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Donato de Salles got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Erik Skog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Del Piero in the 66th minute of play. Garphyttan's Erik Skog played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Blom in the 72nd minute of play. Garphyttan made a substitution. Algot Ahlfors replaced Viktor Albäck. Szimbas Lejonflock made a substitution. Max Hjelm replaced Billy Dahlberg. After 74 minutes Garphyttan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paul Gustafsson who took care of the corner kick. In the 76th minute, Rähim Sterling 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. Garphyttan's Albin Bergström was substituted for Donato de Salles. In the 81st minute, Max Hjelm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 82 played minutes Szimbas Lejonflock got a freekick which was hit by Max Hjelm. Jim Kellman, 82 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Erik Skog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans Njurenius in the 84th minute of play. After 86 played minutes Szimbas Lejonflock got a freekick which was hit by Max Hjelm. In the 89th minute of the match, Algot Ahlfors tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ni Jun Sha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Garphyttan booed when Szimbas Lejonflock was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans Njurenius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ni Jun Sha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Algot Ahlfors in the 95th minute of the match. Garphyttan's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.