League Play-Off

Österbymo Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dan Söderqvist made the kick off and thus started the match. Thanks to some nice moves Magnus Enegren could shoot a difficult shot in the 8th minute, which Malte Björling however easily saved by the left post. When Österbymo's Dag Linqvist in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gävle's goalie prevented a goal. 19 minutes into the match, Dag Linqvist dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Malte Björling, 1-0. If Tomas Ekeroth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Börge Högberg kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Östen Wallengren's late challenge caught a Gävle's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Östen Wallengren helped the player get up and apologised. Dan Söderqvist struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Arman Hagberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gävle. Dag Linqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute, Dag Linqvist got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Magnus Enegren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Malte Björling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Malte Björling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dag Linqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dag Linqvist to make the kick off. Dag Linqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Malte Björling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Magnus Enegren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 57 minutes, Pelle Månsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gävle and the Österbymo players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Magnus Enegren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 61 minutes into the match, Dag Linqvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Malte Björling. Gävle's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dag Linqvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After a rather tough play, Österbymo's Johannes Svensson got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Dan Söderqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arman Hagberg having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Gävle's Kim Alegren got a free kick in the 71st minute. Tomas Ekeroth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Arman Hagberg made a huge save. In the 83rd minute Dag Linqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malte Björling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dag Linqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Malte Björling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd match minute, Österbymo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dag Linqvist to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Österbymo had won after a very even match.