League Play-Off

Hoting -vallen
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sören Biörnberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Britz in the 6th minute of play forced Hoting IF's goalkeeper Herman Fernström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Morgan Gustafsson took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Herman Fernström. Herman Fernström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Einar Björnberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sören Biörnberg in the 10th minute of play. Viktor Bergman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Einar Björnberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 15 minutes, Viktor Bergman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hoting IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Viktor Bergman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Viktor Bergman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Einar Björnberg was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Sören Biörnberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sören Biörnberg really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After 23 minutes of play, Hoting IF's Viktor Bergman made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Einar Björnberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Mårdaklev's zone, Sören Biörnberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Einar Björnberg came out of the goal and Sören Biörnberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ludwig Joensson kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute of the match Alf Frykberg sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Herman Fernström skillfully saved the ball. Hoting IF's Herman Fernström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Britz in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Britz in the 43rd minute of play forced Hoting IF's goalkeeper Herman Fernström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carl Britz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Herman Fernström having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carl Britz was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute of the match, Carl Britz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Herman Fernström saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 54th minute, Morgan Gustafsson made a precise shot to the right of Herman Fernström. Hoting IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Einar Björnberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viktor Bergman, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Viktor Bergman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Einar Björnberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Niklas Hegg's late challenge caught a Hoting IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niklas Hegg helped the player get up and apologised. Niklas Hegg kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. If Sören Biörnberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mårdaklev's Einar Björnberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sören Biörnberg in the 72nd minute of play. Viktor Bergman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Einar Björnberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Sören Biörnberg notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Mårdaklev's Einar Björnberg. Einar Björnberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th minute, Bengt-Arne Hääger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Herman Fernström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Britz in the 92nd minute of play. Morgan Gustafsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Herman Fernström made a huge save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Hoting IF fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mårdaklev had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.