League Play-Off

Hultafors Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when William Hegg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Karl-Ove Carlsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Bo Billing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. William Hegg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Bo Billing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karl-Ove Carlsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that William Hegg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bo Billing was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Karl-Ove Carlsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bo Billing having to interfere. Karl-Ove Carlsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Bo Billing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Niclas Hermansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Linus Högström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When William Hegg came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Filipstad IK 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 William Hegg couldn't finish the play. In the 34th minute, Hultafors's Niclas Hermansson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After having played for 42 minutes, Linus Högström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hultafors's supporters crossed their fingers, but Linus Högström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tobias Söderlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Linus Högström in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Niclas Hermansson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Niclas Hermansson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Tobias Söderlund was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 57th minute William Hegg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bo Billing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, William Hegg fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Bo Billing, passed just outside the right post. Karl-Ove Carlsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Bo Billing made a huge save. In the 63rd match minute, Hultafors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Folke Pihl to maneuver through the defense. Filipstad IK's Tobias Söderlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niclas Hermansson in the 66th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karl-Ove Carlsson got free with Bo Billing in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 74th minute, William Hegg made a precise shot to the right of Bo Billing. Hultafors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, William Hegg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Filipstad IK's supporters rose to their feet, but William Hegg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bo Billing breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bo Billing stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of William Hegg's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Karl-Ove Carlsson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Bo Billing when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Filipstad IK getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Jörn Gullesson hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Linus Högström in the 96th minute of play forced Filipstad IK's goalkeeper Tobias Söderlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filipstad IK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.