League Play-Off

Tranemo Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) If Sérgio Aguiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sérgio Aguiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Viktor Hedbom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Karl-Oskar Svanberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sivert Nordström. FC Tranemo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karl-Oskar Svanberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Sérgio Aguiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Viktor Hedbom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Peder Thedin put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Viktor Hedbom. Jan Stålman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sivert Nordström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Oskar Svanberg in the 25th minute of the match. FC Tranemo's Sivert Nordström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Åkesson in the 27th minute of play. Sivert Nordström came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Dragon's Viktor Åkesson. But to his dismay, Viktor Åkesson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. When Marcus Målare fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dragon's protests and gave Marcus Målare a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Dragon fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! In the 38th minute, Sérgio Aguiar fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Viktor Hedbom, passed just outside the right post. In the 40th minute, Peder Thedin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After the first half Dragon were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Sérgio Aguiar made the kick off in the second half. Stefanos Papoulis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Hedbom having to interfere. Viktor Hedbom came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Tranemo's Sérgio Aguiar. But to his dismay, Sérgio Aguiar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 60 minutes into the game, Karl-Oskar Svanberg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sivert Nordström. Karl-Oskar Svanberg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. In the 71st minute, Peder Thedin made a precise shot to the right of Viktor Hedbom. Dragon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Nils Wallander received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sivert Nordström came out and tried to block the shot, but Nils Wallander slotted it home off the left post making it 3-4 in the 84th minute. Sérgio Aguiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Viktor Hedbom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Peder Thedin came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the FC Tranemo 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 Peder Thedin couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sérgio Aguiar in the 90th minute of play forced Dragon's goalkeeper Viktor Hedbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Viktor Hedbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Palm in the 92nd minute of play. Sérgio Aguiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Viktor Hedbom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chants of Dragon echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as FC Tranemo had held the ball for most of the match.