League Play-Off

Norrköpings Parken
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Per-Oskar Hammarberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the game, Tobias Ekeberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Barnaba Ziomkowski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 17thth minute of the game Per-Oskar Hammarberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but IKS Norrköping's Emanuel Sigfridsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Per-Oskar Hammarberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Sigfridsson was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Tobias Ekeberg scored 3-0 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Barnaba Ziomkowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pelle Jönsätt hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. IKS Norrköping's Emanuel Sigfridsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per-Oskar Hammarberg in the 26th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Per-Oskar Hammarberg in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuel Sigfridsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 37 minutes into the match, IKS Norrköping's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias Haraldsson came free, but Emanuel Sigfridsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Spelbu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emanuel Sigfridsson. IKS Norrköping's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With 40 minutes on the clock, Ulf Groth commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 39 minutes into the game, one of IKS Norrköping:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave IFK Norrköping a penalty, 41 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jörgen Strömberg, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of IKS Norrköping's Emanuel Sigfridsson. 3-1. Simon Dahlman hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, IKS Norrköping's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias Haraldsson came free, but Emanuel Sigfridsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 minutes, Gösta Holmberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IFK Norrköping and the IKS Norrköping players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to IFK Norrköping getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Gösta Holmberg hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tobias Ekeberg to make the kick off. Tobias Ekeberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 54th minute of the match, Per-Oskar Hammarberg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emanuel Sigfridsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Tobias Ekeberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. IKS Norrköping's Emanuel Sigfridsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per-Oskar Hammarberg in the 61st minute of play. When Patrick Rosendal came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the IKS Norrköping fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Patrick Rosendal couldn't finish the play. IFK Norrköping made a substitution. Vilhelm Alebeck replaced Gösta Holmberg. IFK Norrköping made a substitution. Kaj Forssell replaced Cent Salomonsen. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Per-Oskar Hammarberg in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emanuel Sigfridsson saved IKS Norrköping from getting behind. The IFK Norrköping fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when IFK Norrköping's Per-Oskar Hammarberg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Per-Oskar Hammarberg scored 3-3 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emanuel Sigfridsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Emanuel Sigfridsson made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Jörgen Strömberg sent off a good shot on target. Mathias Haraldsson in the 83rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emanuel Sigfridsson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 86th minute, Mathias Haraldsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th match minute, IFK Norrköping was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per-Oskar Hammarberg to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, IKS Norrköping's goal looked a bit too open when Per-Oskar Hammarberg came free, but Emanuel Sigfridsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Despite being the better team, IKS Norrköping failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.