League Play-Off

Glorius Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rickard Delin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rickard Delin was extremely unlucky when he, in the 4th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Boris Hylander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Rune Offendahl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Rickard Delin fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. A hard shot 14 in the game by Rickard Delin from a close distance when the talented Rune Offendahl managed to make a qualified save. Nyhammar IF's players were relieved. 18 minutes into the match, Glorius Bastards's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Danielsson came free, but Sören Drake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sören Drake took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robin Danielsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rune Offendahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickard Delin in the 25th minute of play. Uno Ek's late challenge caught a Glorius Bastards's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Uno Ek helped the player get up and apologised. After 26 played minutes Nyhammar IF got a freekick which was hit by Uno Ek. In the 33rd minute of the match, Rickard Delin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rune Offendahl saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Per-Åke Hamberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Sören Drake tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Karl-Åke Kjellqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boris Hylander in the 40th minute of play forced Nyhammar IF's goalkeeper Rune Offendahl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Boris Hylander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ulf Bengtsson kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Glorius Bastards's zone, Östen Bergman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sören Drake came out of the goal and Östen Bergman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Robin Danielsson to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Nyhammar IF's Robin Danielsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sören Drake made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gustaf Hellström during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gustaf Hellström hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Ulf Bengtsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rune Offendahl having to make a save. After having played for 63 minutes, Rickard Delin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Glorius Bastards's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rickard Delin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Krister Ström kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. If Rickard Delin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rune Offendahl stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rickard Delin's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Ulf Bengtsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rune Offendahl. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ulf Bengtsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Boris Hylander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Rune Offendahl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rickard Delin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nils-Erik Rudberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rune Offendahl having to interfere. Boris Hylander's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rune Offendahl read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. After having played for 85 minutes, Rickard Delin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Glorius Bastards's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rickard Delin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86th minute, Karl-Åke Kjellqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rune Offendahl was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Rickard Delin struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Rune Offendahl didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Glorius Bastards. After having played for 93 minutes, Boris Hylander managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Glorius Bastards's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boris Hylander was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ulf Bengtsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Rune Offendahl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Glorius Bastards's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.