League Play-Off

Gamla Ullevi
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute Asdrubal Rodríguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Staffan Eckegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Rafael Zaldua sped through Orreboy Royals's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gordon Banke. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliézer Sampaio in the 13th minute of play forced G A I S's goalkeeper Staffan Eckegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Eliézer Sampaio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Staffan Eckegren. G A I S's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eliézer Sampaio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Möller in the 16th minute of play forced G A I S's goalkeeper Staffan Eckegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 minutes G A I S's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rasmus Hegg who took care of the corner kick. 22 minutes into the match, Orreboy Royals's goalkeeper Gordon Banke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Zaldua. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Zaldua in the 30th minute of play forced Orreboy Royals's goalkeeper Gordon Banke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Staffan Eckegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuele Ronconi in the 32nd minute of the match. Staffan Eckegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliver Beckeman in the 34th minute of the match. Gordon Banke stood somewhat misplaced when Rafael Zaldua came free in front of goal and shot 2-1 to the left of him in the 38 minute. Staffan Eckegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliézer Sampaio in the 41st minute of the match. Gordon Banke didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafael Zaldua went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Staffan Eckegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliézer Sampaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eliézer Sampaio made a kick off. Emanuele Ronconi hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the match, Orreboy Royals's Eliézer Sampaio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Staffan Eckegren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Orreboy Royals's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rasmus Hegg in the 58th minute. After 60 played minutes Orreboy Royals got a freekick which was hit by Rasmus Hegg. In the 65th minute, Andreas Möller 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. Gordon Banke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléber Marinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When G A I S's Rafael Zaldua in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Orreboy Royals's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafael Zaldua in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gordon Banke prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cléber Marinho in the 69th minute of play forced Orreboy Royals's goalkeeper Gordon Banke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Staffan Eckegren successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gordon Banke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cléber Marinho in the 74th minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Cléber Marinho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The G A I S fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. With a little luck, G A I S's Staffan Eckegren got control of the ball when Eliézer Sampaio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rafael Zaldua fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gordon Banke having to interfere. G A I S made a substitution. Zavior Moiselo replaced Herman Biörkman. 82 minutes into the match, G A I S's Cléber Marinho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gordon Banke narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 85 minutes, Sixten Skog managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Orreboy Royals's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sixten Skog was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Orreboy Royals's Johannes Caspersson was substituted for Rasmus Hegg. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafael Zaldua in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gordon Banke prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eliézer Sampaio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Staffan Eckegren made a huge save.