League Play-Off

Eskilstuna -vallen
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Timmy Linberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Timmy Linberg got free with Jens Olsson in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Enegren in the 5th minute of play forced Röfors's goalkeeper Jens Olsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 5 played minutes FC St. Pauli got a freekick which was hit by Niclas Ström. Buach Byrne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Garros in the 9th minute of play. Emil Enegren's late challenge caught a Röfors's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emil Enegren helped the player get up and apologised. Emil Enegren kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Buach Byrne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Garros in the 12th minute of play. Christopher Sundström charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christopher Sundström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC St. Pauli booed when Röfors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christopher Sundström didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute Emil Enegren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens Olsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emil Enegren took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jens Olsson. Jens Olsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. FC St. Pauli's attentive Örjan Dahlquist managed to snatch the ball when Tony Gunnarsson made a throw-in in the 20th minute of the game. The throw-in from Tony Gunnarsson in the 24th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC St. Pauli's Örjan Dahlquist. The supporters of Röfors booed when FC St. Pauli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bror Felin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute of the match Börje Törnblom sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Buach Byrne skillfully saved the ball. Boris Ahlrot kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Jens Olsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Enegren, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Buach Byrne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teun Boede, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Christopher Sundström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Roland Garros made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match Örjan Dahlquist shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jens Olsson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to FC St. Pauli getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Emil Nyberg hit a great ball. After 59 played minutes FC St. Pauli got a freekick which was hit by Niclas Ström. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Röfors's goalkeeper Jens Olsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tony Gunnarsson made in the 63rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Teun Boede. After a rather tough play, FC St. Pauli's Boris Ahlrot got a free kick in the 75th minute. Röfors's Torsten Häger was substituted for Vidar Löfgren. After 77 played minutes FC St. Pauli got a freekick which was hit by Boris Ahlrot. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Teun Boede managed to get in a good position for a shot. Röfors's supporters rose to their feet, but Teun Boede was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Buach Byrne breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC St. Pauli's Buach Byrne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Garros in the 82nd minute of play. Timmy Linberg scored 2-0 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jens Olsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Röfors booed when FC St. Pauli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger Bruhn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jens Olsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Linberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute, Emil Enegren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC St. Pauli fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Buach Byrne made an important save on a dangerous shot by Han Shu Xiang in the 95th minute. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. FC St. Pauli were victorious despite being under pressure from Röfors for much of the match.