League Play-Off

Ätran
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hällnäs's Sonny Biörnberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mark Malm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sonny Biörnberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After having played for 6 minutes, Tony Strömberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ätran IK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tony Strömberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Timmy Palmquist scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mark Malm, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Timmy Palmquist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Mark Malm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ätran IK's Mark Malm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sonny Biörnberg in the 19th minute of play. When Hällnäs's Sonny Biörnberg in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ätran IK's goalie prevented a goal. In the 29th minute Sonny Biörnberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mark Malm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Timmy Palmquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Timmy Palmquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tony Strömberg in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Brian Kollberg saved Hällnäs from getting behind. After 44 played minutes Hällnäs got a freekick which was hit by Mårten Grep. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tony Strömberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sven-Ove Holm during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mikael Sörman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Brian Kollberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Timmy Palmquist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mark Malm having to interfere. After having played for 69 minutes, Sonny Biörnberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hällnäs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sonny Biörnberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Mark Malm managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Hällnäs's Timmy Palmquist fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 71st minute, Dan Nyberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sonny Biörnberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hällnäs's Timmy Palmquist got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 81stth minute of the game Dan Nyberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hällnäs's Brian Kollberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mikael Sörman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Ätran IK's Mark Malm got control of the ball when Timmy Palmquist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mark Malm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sonny Biörnberg in the 86th minute of the match. Mark Malm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sonny Biörnberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mark Malm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sonny Biörnberg in the 93rd minute of the match. Timmy Palmquist's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mark Malm firmly grabbed it by the left post. The Hällnäs players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Ätran IK from taking control. The game ends in a draw.