League Play-Off

Hullelulja Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bengt Bergendahl struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Claes Täman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sundbybergs Sharks II. Rickard Emander might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Claes Täman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rickard Emander ran back to his position shaking his head. Rickard Emander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claes Täman having to interfere. Rickard Emander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Hullelulja FK's Christian Paulin got a free kick in the 12th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Hullelulja FK's zone, Rickard Emander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claes Täman came out of the goal and Rickard Emander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rickard Emander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Claes Täman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rickard Emander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claes Täman having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Bengt Bergendahl managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sundbybergs Sharks II's supporters rose to their feet, but Bengt Bergendahl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claes Täman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 26 minutes into the game, Bengt Bergendahl cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Claes Täman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Rickard Emander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 32 minutes, Niklas Lundqvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sundbybergs Sharks II and the Hullelulja FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Niklas Lundqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Rickard Emander had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Claes Täman. Hullelulja FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rickard Emander was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Linus Gerdberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 45 minutes of play, Hullelulja FK's Douglas Pilberg made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Svante Blomqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Douglas Pilberg to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Karl-Åke Bjurström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Rickard Emander came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Sundbybergs Sharks II 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 Rickard Emander couldn't finish the play. Bengt Bergendahl blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Claes Täman having to make a save. Rickard Emander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claes Täman having to interfere. Claes Täman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bengt Bergendahl in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute, Niklas Lundqvist got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A hard shot 70 in the game by Rickard Emander from a close distance when the talented Claes Täman managed to make a qualified save. Hullelulja FK's players were relieved. Sundbybergs Sharks II's Svante Blomqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas Pilberg in the 73rd minute of play. Sundbybergs Sharks II's Bengt Bergendahl got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Claes Täman didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 79th minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. Karl-Åke Bjurström kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. A collision led to Hullelulja FK getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Douglas Pilberg hit a great ball. Sven-Åke Bark made in the 87th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Bengt Bergendahl. Bengt Bergendahl came free with the goalkeeper in the 88th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Claes Täman could save by the left post. Sundbybergs Sharks II's Rickard Emander got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Bengt Bergendahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Linus Gerdbergs short, quick shot in the 96thth minute got Claes Täman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the match was over Sundbybergs Sharks II could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Hullelulja FK throughout the match.