League Play-Off

STADIUM di ITALIANO
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eskil Hedberg made the kick off which started today's match. Gustaw Rakoski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Helge Göransson having to interfere. Dan Hellbom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Petter Hägert fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored italiano's protests and gave Petter Hägert a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, Petter Hägert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Söderqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Hellbom in the 14th minute of play. Dan Hellbom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Alex Söderqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eskil Hedberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petter Hägert got his second yellow card in the match during the 24th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Petter Hägert hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute Dan Hellbom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Söderqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 27 minutes, Dan Hultman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lokomotiv Laholm and the italiano players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Lokomotiv Laholm was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Hultman to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th match minute, italiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaw Rakoski to maneuver through the defense. Olov Brandt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Helge Göransson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. italiano's Kristian Martinsson got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Gustaw Rakoski managed to get in a good position for a shot. italiano's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustaw Rakoski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Helge Göransson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alex Söderqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eskil Hedberg in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Gustaw Rakoski fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 57th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. Gustaw Rakoski took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Helge Göransson. Helge Göransson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After having played for 64 minutes, Eskil Hedberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lokomotiv Laholm's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eskil Hedberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Gustaw Rakoski came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the italiano 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 Gustaw Rakoski couldn't finish the play. italiano's Gustaw Rakoski got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lokomotiv Laholm's goalkeeper Helge Göransson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Helge Göransson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaw Rakoski in the 73rd minute of the match. After 77 minutes of play, Lokomotiv Laholm's Dan Hellbom made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alex Söderqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gustaw Rakoski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olov Brandt might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Helge Göransson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olov Brandt ran back to his position shaking his head. Kristian Martinsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Helge Göransson having to make a save. If Kristian Martinsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nils Sikström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Helge Göransson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dan Hellbom could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Alex Söderqvist made a huge save. After 97 played minutes Lokomotiv Laholm got a freekick which was hit by Dan Hultman.