League Play-Off

Skillingaryd -vallen
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ivar Björklund started the match with the kick off. Joacim Alén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivar Björklund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. John Hegg charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed John Hegg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The goalkeeper, Dennis Siggman, was totally fooled by Skillingaryd's Conny Lundgren, who 9 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After having played for 12 minutes, Vilhelm Hurtig managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Strömmens Talanger's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vilhelm Hurtig was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Vilhelm Hurtig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Strömmens Talanger booed when Skillingaryd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olof Svartengren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emil Benett was extremely unlucky when he, in the 22nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emil Benett got free with Dennis Siggman in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joacim Alén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vilhelm Hurtig, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 25 minutes into the game, Vilhelm Hurtig cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Joacim Alén was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vilhelm Hurtig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Uno Hultstrand during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Strömmens Talanger's Uno Hultstrand got a free kick in the 37th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rutger Samuelsson during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th minute, Rutger Samuelsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Dennis Siggman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Benett in the 51st minute of play. Dennis Siggman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Benett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 56 minutes, Emil Benett managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skillingaryd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emil Benett was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dennis Siggman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gunnar Axelsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Dennis Siggman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gunnar Axelsson in the 60th minute of the match. If Gunnar Axelsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute Gunnar Axelsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Siggman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, Emil Benett cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Dennis Siggman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Emil Benett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis Siggman having to interfere. Dennis Siggman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gunnar Axelsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After 85 minutes of play, Skillingaryd's Gunnar Axelsson made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dennis Siggman was left in no man's land by his defense there!