League Play-Off

Sköllersta Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sköllersta IK's Mårten Benett 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. 5 minutes into the match, Sköllersta IK's goal looked a bit too open when Tim Hedkvist came free, but Bengt-Arne Engman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Håkan Karlsson hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Erland Gerdberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patric Dusett having to interfere. 12 minutes into the game, Stig-Ove Jonsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Malmbäck IFK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sköllersta IK the free kick. A collision led to Malmbäck IFK getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Stig-Ove Jonsson hit a great ball. Philip Billing kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jerry Mager's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bengt-Arne Engman was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Jerry Mager fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bengt-Arne Engman having to interfere. Elias Wiberg kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Malmbäck IFK's Patric Dusett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Malmbäck IFK from getting a goal against them. In the 29thth minute of the game Mårten Benett who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Malmbäck IFK's Patric Dusett was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A hard shot 33 in the game by Erland Gerdberg from a close distance when the talented Patric Dusett managed to make a qualified save. Malmbäck IFK's players were relieved. Bengt-Arne Engman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerry Mager, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patric Dusett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mårten Benett in the 35th minute of play. Jerry Mager fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bengt-Arne Engman having to interfere. 39 minutes into the game, Håkan Karlsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sköllersta IK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malmbäck IFK the free kick. After 40 played minutes Peter Bjurström shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Sköllersta IK's Bengt-Arne Engman to catch but Peter Bjurström was lucky. It became 0-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal.

The wind increased when Jerry Mager made the kick off in the second half. 1-1 became the score in the 59th minute when Mårten Benett elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Mårten Benett charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mårten Benett the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Malmbäck IFK getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Wiktor Nyberg hit a great ball. Mårten Benett received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Patric Dusett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jerry Mager sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jerry Mager fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bengt-Arne Engman having to interfere. Tim Hedkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bengt-Arne Engman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerry Mager in the 91st minute of play. The supporters of Malmbäck IFK booed when Sköllersta IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Håkan Karlsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tim Hedkvist took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bengt-Arne Engman. Bengt-Arne Engman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. After 98 played minutes Malmbäck IFK got a freekick which was hit by Wiktor Nyberg. Malmbäck IFK's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.