League Play-Off

Bredared
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Robin Askberg kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the Hovås RK defense, Sebastian Häll kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osvald Biörkquist. The Hovås RK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osvald Biörkquist should have stopped the shot. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hovås RK's goalkeeper Osvald Biörkquist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Osvald Biörkquist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Häll in the 11th minute. When Christopher Lindqvist fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bredared's protests and gave Christopher Lindqvist a yellow card for diving instead. After 17 played minutes Hovås RK got a freekick which was hit by Elias Fransson. 19 minutes into the game, Alex Törnqvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bredared's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hovås RK the free kick. When Kim Lövkvist came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Hovås RK 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 Kim Lövkvist couldn't finish the play. Osvald Biörkquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Askberg in the 32nd minute of the match. Bredared's Pelle Josefsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Lövkvist in the 35th minute of play. Elias Fransson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Pelle Josefsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sebastian Häll fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvald Biörkquist having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kim Lövkvist to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Bredared was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcus Kruse to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Hovås RK booed when Bredared was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Philip Burman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Häll received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Osvald Biörkquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Robin Askberg scored 2-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Osvald Biörkquist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sebastian Häll received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Osvald Biörkquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sebastian Häll received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Osvald Biörkquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Höijer 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Askberg in the 74th minute of play forced Hovås RK's goalkeeper Osvald Biörkquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sebastian Häll had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Robin Askberg made a precise shot to the right of Osvald Biörkquist. Hovås RK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Marcus Kruse hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Bredared's zone, Jimmy Norberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pelle Josefsson came out of the goal and Jimmy Norberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Jimmy Norberg fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hovås RK's protests and gave Jimmy Norberg a yellow card for diving instead. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hovås RK!