League Play-Off

Säter
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elliott Telin kicked off to start the match. Harry Kruuse didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tom Apelkvist went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 11 minutes into the match, Säter IF's Elliott Telin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alvin Johansson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Leonard Abrahamsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Säter IF getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Christian Rudqvist hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, Tom Apelkvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Höviksnäs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Harry Kruuse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tom Apelkvist in the 21st minute of play. After some careless play in the Säter IF defense, Tom Apelkvist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Harry Kruuse. The Säter IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Harry Kruuse should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Höviksnäs's Niklas Bengtsson got a free kick in the 26th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Säter IF's goal looked a bit too open when Tom Apelkvist came free, but Harry Kruuse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Harry Kruuse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aron Ahlroht, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Lars Dalberg was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 42 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute there was a penalty for Säter IF. Gustaf Bergqvist stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alvin Johansson. 1-3. Leonard Abrahamsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvin Johansson having to interfere. After the first half Höviksnäs were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 58th minute, Aron Ahlroht 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. Harry Kruuse made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Karl-Åke Borre sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Harry Kruuse managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Höviksnäs's Aron Ahlroht fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 62nd minute, Aron Ahlroht ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Harry Kruuse was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. After a rather tough play, Säter IF's Christian Rudqvist got a free kick in the 70th minute. Niklas Bengtsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Säter IF's Harry Kruuse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Säter IF from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Säter IF's zone, Niklas Bengtsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Harry Kruuse came out of the goal and Niklas Bengtsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Harry Kruuse came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Höviksnäs's Aron Ahlroht. But to his dismay, Aron Ahlroht quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Niklas Bengtsson hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aron Ahlroht got free with Harry Kruuse in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Niklas Bengtsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Harry Kruuse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 99 minutes into the match, Säter IF's goalkeeper Harry Kruuse had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aron Ahlroht. After having played for 100 minutes, Niklas Bengtsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Höviksnäs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niklas Bengtsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.