League Play-Off

Crusaders Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Malmö Crusaders FC's Valentin Finnman 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. Valentin Finnman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Bernt Ahlfors tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 7 minutes of play, Malmö Crusaders FC's Johan Näfver made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernt Ahlfors was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bernt Ahlfors took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Finnman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the match, Armfull of fun's goalkeeper Bernt Ahlfors had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Johan Näfver. A hard shot 15 in the game by Johan Näfver from a close distance when the talented Bernt Ahlfors managed to make a qualified save. Armfull of fun's players were relieved. 18 minutes into the match, Armfull of fun's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Finnman came free, but Bernt Ahlfors reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentin Finnman was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 19th minute. Malmö Crusaders FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Knut Palmquist kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Gustaf Hellqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henning Österberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Malmö Crusaders FC! Henning Österberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaf Hellqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gert Sundén was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match, Gert Sundén tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Henning Österberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 55 minutes, Jan Enegren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Malmö Crusaders FC and the Armfull of fun players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Malmö Crusaders FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Henning Österberg, was totally fooled by Armfull of fun's Alex Almqvist, who 57 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Henning Österberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Hägg, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The audience was convinced that Valentin Finnman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernt Ahlfors was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. If Valentin Finnman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rudolf Örnberg kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. When Gert Sundén came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Armfull of fun 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 Gert Sundén couldn't finish the play. Malmö Crusaders FC's Henning Österberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gert Sundén in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Johnny Liljeström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Gustaf Hellqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henning Österberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Malmö Crusaders FC's Henning Österberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gert Sundén in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Henric Glanselius had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henning Österberg. Malmö Crusaders FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henric Glanselius was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Malmö Crusaders FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Gert Sundén scored to the left of an out of position Henning Österberg, making the score, 1-6. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Armfull of fun had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.