League Play-Off

Idre
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rutger Söderlund started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mats Forsman in the 5th minute of play forced Horred's goalkeeper Ulrik Lindsten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Idre's Claes Fagerberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rutger Söderlund in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mats Forsman in the 12th minute of play forced Horred's goalkeeper Ulrik Lindsten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rutger Söderlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rutger Söderlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claes Fagerberg having to interfere. Jan-Olof Ödman kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Tim Fredriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Fagerberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ulrik Lindsten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Forsman in the 24th minute of the match. A hard shot 28 in the game by Sebastian Ekström from a close distance when the talented Ulrik Lindsten managed to make a qualified save. Horred's players were relieved. Tord Strömqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Claes Fagerberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rutger Söderlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claes Fagerberg having to interfere. Tim Fredriksson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Claes Fagerberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Idre's goal looked a bit too open when Tim Fredriksson came free, but Claes Fagerberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sebastian Ekström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulrik Lindsten having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastian Ekström got free with Ulrik Lindsten in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th play minute Sebastian Ekström came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ulrik Lindsten. 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mats Forsman to make the kick off. If Mats Forsman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tim Fredriksson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Claes Fagerberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Tord Strömqvist fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Horred's protests and gave Tord Strömqvist a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Idre booed when Horred was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tord Strömqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dan Asmundsson during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dan Asmundsson kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After 76 minutes of play Idre's Dan Asmundsson was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Horred getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Rutger Söderlund hit a great ball. When Tim Fredriksson got free in front of the goal in the 83rd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Claes Fagerberg was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Horred's goalkeeper Ulrik Lindsten, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ulrik Lindsten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Ekström in the 93rd minute of play. Sebastian Ekström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulrik Lindsten having to interfere. Ulrik Lindsten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Ekström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Idre fans cheered their team off the field, for while Horred had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.