League Play-Off

El Stadio Deportivo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexander Albom kicked off to start the match. Club Deportivo's Dražen Bilbija got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 8 minutes into the game, Alexander Albom was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Teckomatorp's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Deportivo the free kick. Alexander Albom hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. During the 9th minute of the match Alexander Albom completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Alexander Albom a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Hannes Modig's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Niclas Lundgren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Jerry Ödman kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. If Hannes Modig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sverker Björk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dražen Bilbija, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Adrian Apelkvist came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Club Deportivo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Adrian Apelkvist couldn't finish the play. Dražen Bilbija fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sverker Björk having to interfere. Hannes Modig struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Niclas Lundgren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Teckomatorp. 32 minutes into the game, Hannes Modig was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Teckomatorp's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Deportivo the free kick. In the 32nd minute, Hannes Modig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Isac Alströmmer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the match, Jonas Björklund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Niclas Lundgren. Club Deportivo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonas Björklund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonas Björklund in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Niclas Lundgren prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

Hannes Modig recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 56th minute Angelo Locaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sverker Björk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Apelkvist in the 58th minute of play forced Teckomatorp's goalkeeper Sverker Björk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jonas Björklund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Hannes Modig kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Niclas Lundgren. That made the score 1-3 in the 70 minute of play. A hard shot by Kevin Rolandsson from long distance, 74 minutes into the match, got Niclas Lundgren's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Niclas Lundgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Ekman, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Sverker Björk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dražen Bilbija in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Björklund in the 89th minute of play forced Club Deportivo's goalkeeper Niclas Lundgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Hannes Modig managed to get in a good position for a shot. Teckomatorp's supporters rose to their feet, but Hannes Modig was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niclas Lundgren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 96 minutes into the match, Teckomatorp's goal looked a bit too open when Dražen Bilbija came free, but Sverker Björk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Ekman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Teckomatorp supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Teckomatorp would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.