League Play-Off

Oviken Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pontus Bergdal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elof Vase in the 6th minute of play. When Martin Skoog fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ekshärad's protests and gave Martin Skoog a yellow card for diving instead. 11 minutes into the match, Ekshärad's Martin Skoog sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Börje Öfverman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Martin Skoog had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arne Malm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pontus Bergdal having to interfere. Ekshärad's Pontus Bergdal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elof Vase in the 26th minute of play. If Arne Malm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, Martin Skoog notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Oviken IF's Börje Öfverman. Börje Öfverman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jakob Hultman during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jakob Hultman hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the game, Ekshärad's Ture Boström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Börje Öfverman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Through an outstanding action, after 45 minutes, Pontus Bergdal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ture Boström to make the kick off. If Ture Boström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Martin Skoog fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Börje Öfverman having to interfere. Börje Öfverman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ture Boström in the 57th minute of the match. Staffan Jakobsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Börje Öfverman made a huge save. 64 minutes into the game, Oviken IF's Jakob Hultman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pontus Bergdal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The supporters of Ekshärad booed when Oviken IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jakob Hultman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute Ekshärad were awarded a corner. Ivar Ahlgren went to the cornerflag to take it. When Ture Boström came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Ekshärad 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 Ture Boström couldn't finish the play. When Christian Holm fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Oviken IF's protests and gave Christian Holm a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Oviken IF getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Christian Holm hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the match, Ekshärad's Ivar Ahlgren broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 82 minutes of play Oviken IF's Jakob Hultman 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 Oviken IF getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Jakob Hultman hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Oviken IF's Elof Vase got a free kick in the 86th minute. Börje Öfverman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ture Boström, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Börje Öfverman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ture Boström, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Ture Boström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.