League Play-Off

Hägersten -vallen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dick Dahlberg made the kick off and thus started the match. After 2 minutes, Leif Ekström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Prässebo and the Hägersten players grew even worse after the yellow card. Harald Melin made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Marko Henriksson sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Prässebo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hägersten:s goal. The goalkeeper, Harald Melin, was totally fooled by Hägersten's Markus Bäcklin, who 9 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When Marko Henriksson came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Hägersten 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 Marko Henriksson couldn't finish the play. Leif Ekström kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After 26 played minutes Dick Dahlberg rounded Prässebo's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. In the 31st match minute, Hägersten was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Björn Vallin to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute, Birger Vester sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Hägersten's Thomas Malmgren didn't even have to move. Dick Dahlberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harald Melin having to interfere. Richard Vik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thomas Malmgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leif Ekström in the 43rd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Björn Vallin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leif Ekström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thomas Malmgren having to make a save. Hägersten's Thomas Malmgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leif Ekström in the 47th minute of play. 48 minutes into the match, Prässebo's Richard Vik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomas Malmgren narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

Thomas Malmgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksander Sandberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After having played for 57 minutes, Marko Henriksson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hägersten's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marko Henriksson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Prässebo getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Birger Vester hit a great ball. Torsten Gustafsson hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Hägersten's Marko Henriksson got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 65 minutes into the game, Dick Dahlberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Harald Melin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Prässebo booed when Hägersten was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Helge Hjeltman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isaac Olsson hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Harald Melin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marko Henriksson went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Richard Vik in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thomas Malmgren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Dick Dahlberg came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Hägersten 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 Dick Dahlberg couldn't finish the play. When Torsten Gustafsson was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 82 minutes had been played. In the 83rd minute, Torsten Gustafsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard, long distance shot from Aleksander Sandberg flew over the goal. If Leif Ekström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Vik struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Thomas Malmgren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Prässebo. Ola Arvidsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thomas Malmgren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ola Arvidsson ran back to his position shaking his head.