League Play-Off

Höglandsvallen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cardell Fc's Pål Bergfeldt 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. If Claes Skräddare had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Cardell Fc getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Pål Bergfeldt hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Johan Lundblad during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Johan Lundblad kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Jon Hjeltman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jon Hjeltman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Kasper Ahlberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Höglandets IK's Sven-Erik Björck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pål Bergfeldt in the 17th minute of play. Jon Hjeltman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 30th minute, Johan Lundblad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claes Skräddare sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jan-Åke Utter fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Höglandets IK's protests and gave Jan-Åke Utter a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Höglandets IK getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Jan-Åke Utter hit a great ball. In the 39th minute Pål Bergfeldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Erik Björck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Johan Lundblad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cardell Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Johan Lundblad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sven-Erik Björck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Höglandets IK's Ragnar Bivall shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 47th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Kasper Ahlberg but with some difficulty. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edvard Boman made a kick off. Edvard Boman took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kasper Ahlberg. Kasper Ahlberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After 55 minutes of play, Cardell Fc's Claes Skräddare made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sven-Erik Björck was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Höglandets IK's Tomas Brummer got a free kick in the 61st minute. Pål Bergfeldt struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Sven-Erik Björck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cardell Fc. 70 minutes into the match, Höglandets IK's goalkeeper Sven-Erik Björck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Claes Skräddare. Pål Bergfeldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven-Erik Björck having to interfere. If Edvard Boman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gustaf Torstensson during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th match minute, Höglandets IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaf Torstensson to maneuver through the defense. Jon Hjeltman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomas Brummer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Cardell Fc booed when Höglandets IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustaf Torstensson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.