League Play-Off

Nolgårdsplan
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Niclas Söderström made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the game, one of Vartofta RK:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Vartofta RK:s Kenneth Täman showed great skill when he stopped Erling Ödman:s penalty. 5 minutes into the game, Erling Ödman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Kenneth Täman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 8 minutes in the game, Carl Mao fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Kenneth Täman having to interfere. Kjell Olsson's late challenge caught a Herrhagen Crew's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kjell Olsson helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Herrhagen Crew booed when Vartofta RK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kjell Olsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manfred Stål received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Kenneth Täman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kenneth Täman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Andersson in the 15th minute of play. Kenneth Täman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egon Östensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The supporters of Vartofta RK booed when Herrhagen Crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manfred Stål didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carl Danielsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Åke Wallmark, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Kenneth Täman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Åke Söderquist, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. With a little luck, Vartofta RK's Kenneth Täman got control of the ball when Carl Mao tried to sneak it across the goal line. With 36 minutes on the clock, Christopher Eriksson commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Herrhagen Crew's Christopher Eriksson got a free kick in the 36th minute. When Herrhagen Crew's Adrian Andersson in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vartofta RK's goalie prevented a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adrian Andersson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jan-Ove Nyström took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Carl Danielsson. Herrhagen Crew's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 53rd minute Adrian Andersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Täman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kenneth Täman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adrian Andersson's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Kenneth Täman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alonso Bahamondes in the 57th minute of the match. Joel Karlin kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Carl Mao kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. With his leg Carl Danielsson managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Vartofta RK's Niclas Söderström fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niclas Söderström got free with Carl Danielsson in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 70 minutes, Carl Mao managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Herrhagen Crew's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carl Mao was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Vartofta RK booed when Herrhagen Crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Andersson didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Melker Gadd came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Vartofta RK 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 Melker Gadd couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adrian Andersson in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kenneth Täman saved Vartofta RK from getting behind. Erling Ödman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kenneth Täman. Vartofta RK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Niclas Söderström hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Joel Karlin kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. When Herrhagen Crew's Adrian Andersson 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 Vartofta RK's goalie prevented a goal. In the 94th minute, Adrian Andersson made a precise shot to the right of Kenneth Täman. Vartofta RK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Herrhagen Crew fully deserved thier win.