League Play-Off

Västerhaninge Stadio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Västerhaninge RK's Holger Albäck 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. In the 4th minute, Olle Carlsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Holger Albäck in the 5th minute of play forced Hallabro's goalkeeper Jakob Ahlroht to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Robin Vesterberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elliot Mogren was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. 13 minutes into the match, Västerhaninge RK's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Vesterberg came free, but Elliot Mogren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Hallabro's zone, Anthon Gabrielsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jakob Ahlroht came out of the goal and Anthon Gabrielsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, Anthon Gabrielsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jakob Ahlroht was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Västerhaninge RK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jesper Månsson was slow to take the kick. During this time Hallabro's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Hallabro's corner Jesper Månsson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Elliot Mogren quite easily take care of the ball. Olle Carlsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Elliot Mogren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Holger Albäck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jakob Ahlroht made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anthon Gabrielsson in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the game, Robin Vesterberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Elliot Mogren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 63rdth minute of the game Anthon Gabrielsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hallabro's Jakob Ahlroht was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthon Gabrielsson in the 66th minute of play forced Hallabro's goalkeeper Jakob Ahlroht to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Hedin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elliot Mogren having to make a save. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Hallabro's goalkeeper Jakob Ahlroht, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Västerhaninge RK's Holger Albäck in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hallabro's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Anthon Gabrielsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Västerhaninge RK's supporters rose to their feet, but Anthon Gabrielsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jakob Ahlroht breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kristoffer Smed charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kristoffer Smed the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kristoffer Smed kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Jakob Ahlroht took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Holger Albäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robin Vesterberg got free with Elliot Mogren in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 85th match minute, Hallabro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olle Carlsson to maneuver through the defense. Jakob Ahlroht made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Holger Albäck in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to Hallabro getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Olle Carlsson hit a great ball. In the 90th minute Anthon Gabrielsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jakob Ahlroht saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92ndth minute of the game Holger Albäck who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hallabro's Jakob Ahlroht was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Västerhaninge RK's Elliot Mogren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Västerhaninge RK from getting a goal against them. The Hallabro supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Hallabro would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.