League Play-Off

Hjärtum
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Helge Bagge kicked off to start the match. After 5 minutes of play, Sysslebäck's Helge Bagge made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Petter Pihlwall was left in no man's land by his defense there! Petter Pihlwall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Helge Bagge in the 15th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Sysslebäck's Axel Östman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Petter Pihlwall made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 21st minute, Axel Östman made a precise shot to the right of Petter Pihlwall. Hjärtat's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. After 27 minutes, Axel Östman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sysslebäck and the Hjärtat players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Hjärtat booed when Sysslebäck was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Axel Östman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petter Pihlwall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Östman, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute, Johannes Koch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute Helge Bagge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petter Pihlwall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Åberg in the 35th minute of play forced Hjärtat's goalkeeper Petter Pihlwall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Petter Pihlwall came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Sysslebäck's Helge Bagge. But to his dismay, Helge Bagge quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Petter Pihlwall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Rune Browald in the 40th minute of the match. After 41 minutes of play, Sysslebäck's Axel Östman made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Petter Pihlwall was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 44th minute, George Åberg made a precise shot to the right of Petter Pihlwall. Hjärtat's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. After some careless play in the Hjärtat defense, Elliott Olsman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Petter Pihlwall. The Hjärtat fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Petter Pihlwall should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-8 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joakim Busk made a kick off. In the 54th minute Helge Bagge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petter Pihlwall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petter Pihlwall was a little too slow when Elliott Olsman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 0-9. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, George Åberg took a quick shot and it went in 0-10 without a chance for Petter Pihlwall to make any attempt to save it. Henning Forsberg took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jakob Runeberg. Jakob Runeberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-10. 67 minutes into the game, Helge Bagge recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Petter Pihlwall. Helge Bagge showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-11. Petter Pihlwall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Helge Bagge in the 73rd minute of the match. Jakob Runeberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henning Forsberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jakob Runeberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joakim Busk's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. George Åberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Petter Pihlwall came out and tried to block the shot, but George Åberg slotted it home off the left post making it 1-12 in the 78th minute. The supporters of Sysslebäck booed when Hjärtat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johannes Koch didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hjärtat's Petter Pihlwall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Helge Bagge in the 83rd minute of play. In the 89th minute, George Åberg made a precise shot to the right of Petter Pihlwall. Hjärtat's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-13. Tony Beneth lost his temper 97 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 98th match minute, Hjärtat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tony Beneth to maneuver through the defense. In the 99th minute, William Lundgren sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Hjärtat's Petter Pihlwall didn't even have to move. Sysslebäck's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.