League Play-Off

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Román Gabas made the kick off which started today's match. Román Gabas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 5th minute Román Gabas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Magnus Norberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Real Madrid C.F. booed when IFK United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Magnus Pedersson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Jardel Pimenta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastian Jonasson. Real Madrid C.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jardel Pimenta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Román Gabas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 14thth minute, Karl-Magnus Norberg skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 20 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for IFK United! 29 minutes into the match, Real Madrid C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Pimenta came free, but Sebastian Jonasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Román Gabas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl-Magnus Norberg was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 31stth minute of the game Román Gabas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but IFK United's Karl-Magnus Norberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A hard shot 33 in the game by Román Gabas from a close distance when the talented Karl-Magnus Norberg managed to make a qualified save. IFK United's players were relieved. After some careless play in the Real Madrid C.F. defense, Markus Kinnman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sebastian Jonasson. The Real Madrid C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sebastian Jonasson should have stopped the shot. Jardel Pimenta charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jardel Pimenta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd minute, Jardel Pimenta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl-Magnus Norberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Kolberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Markus Kinnman was the one to do the kick off. Román Gabas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Real Madrid C.F.'s Sebastian Jonasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markus Kinnman in the 64th minute of play. Bertil Låsberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Magnus Norberg having to interfere. Sebastian Jonasson made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Jardel Pimenta sent off a good shot on target. The Real Madrid C.F. fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Real Madrid C.F.'s Román Gabas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jardel Pimenta kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. The Real Madrid C.F. fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Real Madrid C.F.'s Román Gabas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jardel Pimenta was shown his second yellow card after 92 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 93rd minute, Jardel Pimenta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl-Magnus Norberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Román Gabas's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Real Madrid C.F. had played much better football throughout.