League Play-Off

Hjo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Albert Walcott stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ingvar Wallin's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Lars Bröms made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Tomasson in the 9th minute of play. Albert Walcott stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ingvar Wallin's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Thomas Västlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute, IFK Göteborg's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Charles Springfält fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Albert Walcott took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torsten Hasselqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ingvar Wallin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Albert Walcott skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Albert Walcott showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torsten Hasselqvist in the 25th minute of the match. Albert Walcott made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Charles Springfält sent off a good shot on target. After 35 played minutes IFK Göteborg got a freekick which was hit by Joakim Löv. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Ingvar Wallin took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Albert Walcott to make any attempt to save it. After having played for 38 minutes, Nicklas Hedberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. IFK Göteborg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicklas Hedberg 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 39th match minute, Hjo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per-Arne Smed to maneuver through the defense. IFK Göteborg's Markus Österlund couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 40th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Hjo. 42 minutes into the game, IFK Göteborg's Nicklas Hedberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lars Bröms made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 46th match minute, IFK Göteborg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joakim Löv to maneuver through the defense. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicklas Hedberg was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Hjo's Charles Springfält nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Albert Walcott made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 65th minute, Adrian Tomasson made a precise shot to the right of Lars Bröms. Hjo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Per-Arne Smed during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Hjo getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Per-Arne Smed hit a great ball. Adrian Tomasson came free with the goalkeeper in the 69th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lars Bröms could save by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicklas Hedberg during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After having played for 72 minutes, Ingvar Wallin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hjo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ingvar Wallin 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 78th minute Ingvar Wallin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Walcott saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute, Joakim Löv hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charles Springfält in the 84th minute of play forced IFK Göteborg's goalkeeper Albert Walcott to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Charles Springfält ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Albert Walcott was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. A collision led to Hjo getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Per-Arne Smed hit a great ball. Despite being the better team, Hjo failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.