League Play-Off

Hallen -vallen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oscar Torsberg started the match with the kick off. Gabriel Lind received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Silvio Eron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Järpen's Silvio Eron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Lind in the 13th minute of play. Silvio Eron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Greger Hellsing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stewart Sugden's late challenge caught a Hallen IFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stewart Sugden helped the player get up and apologised. In the 25th minute, Oscar Torsberg 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. After 27 minutes of play, Järpen's Oscar Torsberg made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rutger Lundström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rutger Lundström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oscar Torsberg went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Stewart Sugden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the match, Hallen IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Torsberg came free, but Rutger Lundström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stewart Sugden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rutger Lundström having to interfere. After the first half Järpen were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gabriel Lind to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Hallen IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthon Söderström to maneuver through the defense. Oscar Torsberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 55 minutes into the game, Greger Hellsing was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hallen IFK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Järpen the free kick. After 65 played minutes Hallen IFK got a freekick which was hit by Martin Högberg. Storm Vind lost his temper 69 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 71st minute of the match Karl Linberg sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silvio Eron skillfully saved the ball. Stewart Sugden recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bengt Olofsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rutger Lundström having to interfere. If Martin Hellqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Viktor Tönnberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rutger Lundström having to interfere. After 90 minutes of play, Järpen's Stewart Sugden made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rutger Lundström was left in no man's land by his defense there!