League Play-Off

Victoria Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hasan Hüseyin Orak kicked off to start the match. After 5 minutes Halakow fk's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hasan Hüseyin Orak who took care of the corner kick. 12 minutes into the game, Isac Bålström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hartlepool's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Halakow fk the free kick. In the 13th minute, Ove Knutsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Åke Stål was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Hasan Hüseyin Orak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Enzo Matei made a huge save. Enzo Matei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hasan Hüseyin Orak, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute, Hasan Hüseyin Orak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hartlepool fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Åke Stål took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralf Fredriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Halakow fk's Ralf Fredriksson got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hartlepool's Åke Stål played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ove Knutsson in the 31st minute of play. Åke Stål came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Halakow fk's Ove Knutsson. But to his dismay, Ove Knutsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Charlie Jansson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hartlepool's supporters rose to their feet, but Charlie Jansson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enzo Matei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bengt Blixt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Enzo Matei made a huge save. With his leg Enzo Matei managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when Hartlepool's Hasan Hüseyin Orak fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Halakow fk getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Mustafa Barış Vala hit a great ball. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Halakow fk's goalie and right to Bengt Blixt. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Halakow fk's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ove Knutsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Hasan Hüseyin Orak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enzo Matei was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Åke Stål showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Fredriksson in the 58th minute of the match. Bengt Blixt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ove Knutsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Åke Stål having to interfere. In the 79th minute Ove Knutsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Stål saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Åke Stål made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralf Fredriksson in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, Bengt Blixt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Enzo Matei was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Hartlepool's Hasan Hüseyin Orak in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Halakow fk's goalie prevented a goal. Åke Stål showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Fredriksson in the 94th minute of the match.