League Play-Off

Estadio Jalisco
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nick Pope made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Chris Lindstrøm sent off a good shot on target. Stiff Rambo's late challenge caught a Bajen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stiff Rambo helped the player get up and apologised. Stiff Rambo hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Sidney Porto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karl Trulsson hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicklas Trøjgaard in the 35th minute of play. With a little luck, Bajen's Nick Pope got control of the ball when Rickard Lundgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 37 played minutes Bajen got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Åhman. A collision led to Kingpins getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Chris Lindstrøm hit a great ball. In the 44th minute Johan Johansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brendan Leblanc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Bajen booed when Kingpins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arrigo Tonon didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Johan Johansson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bajen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Johan Johansson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Sidney Porto made the kick off in the second half. Brendan Leblanc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidney Porto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nick Pope made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guo Ke Peng in the 57th minute of play. Sidney Porto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Brendan Leblanc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Roger Sandström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nick Pope was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Bo Kruuse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brendan Leblanc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johan Johansson in the 77th minute of play. In the 80th minute Roger Sandström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nick Pope saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 81 minutes Bajen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guo Ke Peng who took care of the corner kick. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bajen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Guo Ke Peng was slow to take the kick. During this time Kingpins's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Roger Sandström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nick Pope was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. In the 90th minute Kingpins were awarded a corner. Guo Ke Peng went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 96th minute Chris Lindstrøm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nick Pope saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.