League Play-Off

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bengt-Rune Håkansson started the match with the kick off. Bertil Låsberg hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the game, Román Gabas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Tom Benet was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 12th minute, Román Gabas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tom Benet was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Tom Benet made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Román Gabas sent off a good shot on target. Bengt-Rune Håkansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Jonasson having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Román Gabas in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tom Benet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Real Madrid C.F.'s Román Gabas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tom Benet. That made the score 3-0 after 23 minutes of play. 27 minutes into the match, Gräddö's Gilbert Söderberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sebastian Jonasson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gräddö's Tom Benet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertil Låsberg in the 31st minute of play. John Asklöv got a throw-in 33 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Bengt-Rune Håkansson. Bengt-Rune Håkansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Sebastian Jonasson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tom Benet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Román Gabas in the 36th minute of play. Real Madrid C.F.'s Jan-Erik Mager quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Patric Arvidsson, made in the 38th minute of the game. The referee felt a red card was in order, 44 minutes into the game, when Patric Arvidsson put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 43rd minute of the game. One of Gräddö:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Real Madrid C.F.:s goal. The goalkeeper, Tom Benet, was totally fooled by Real Madrid C.F.'s Román Gabas, who 46 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Román Gabas made a kick off. Sebastian Jonasson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Rune Håkansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Román Gabas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tom Benet was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertil Låsberg in the 58th minute of play forced Gräddö's goalkeeper Tom Benet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tom Benet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Román Gabas, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Gräddö's Tom Benet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Román Gabas in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Gräddö's goal looked a bit too open when Vilhelm Stephansson came free, but Tom Benet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 76 played minutes Gräddö got a freekick which was hit by Gilbert Söderberg. 77 minutes into the match, Gräddö's goal looked a bit too open when Román Gabas came free, but Tom Benet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertil Låsberg in the 82nd minute of play forced Gräddö's goalkeeper Tom Benet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Román Gabas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Benet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 88 minutes of play, Real Madrid C.F.'s Román Gabas made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tom Benet was left in no man's land by his defense there! Román Gabas might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tom Benet. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Román Gabas ran back to his position shaking his head. When Gilbert Söderberg fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gräddö's protests and gave Gilbert Söderberg a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Gräddö getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Gilbert Söderberg hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Román Gabas in the 94th minute of play forced Gräddö's goalkeeper Tom Benet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There was no doubt that Real Madrid C.F. were the better team. Real Madrid C.F.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.