League Play-Off

Birsch Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The crowd rose to their feet as Haralds Skeppare's Douglas Hård slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Thor Elg. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. Thor Elg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Ekblom in the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torsten Berglund in the 12th minute of play forced Ringsbacka HC's goalkeeper Thor Elg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes in the game, Torsten Berglund dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. With a little luck, Ringsbacka HC's Thor Elg got control of the ball when Per-Erik Morat tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcell Kenesei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ringsbacka HC's Thor Elg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Ringsbacka HC from getting a goal against them. Marcell Kenesei scored 1-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jan Knutsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 34th match minute, Haralds Skeppare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Ekblom to maneuver through the defense. Johnny Sjöberg lost his temper 41 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 41 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ringsbacka HC! The referee gave Haralds Skeppare a penalty, 44 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aleksander Lekberg, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ringsbacka HC's Thor Elg. 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stefan Ekblom was the one to do the kick off. Jan-Ove Skålberg hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Ringsbacka HC's Thor Elg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Ekblom in the 55th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Stefan Ekblom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thor Elg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ringsbacka HC's Timmy Glanselius shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 70th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jan Knutsson but with some difficulty. When Torsten Berglund fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haralds Skeppare's protests and gave Torsten Berglund a yellow card for diving instead. Torsten Berglund kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. With a little luck, Haralds Skeppare's Jan Knutsson got control of the ball when Aleks Kardyb tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jan-Ove Skålberg hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Thor Elg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torsten Berglund in the 76th minute of the match. Thor Elg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Ekblom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the game, Douglas Hård was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Haralds Skeppare's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ringsbacka HC the free kick. Aleks Kardyb blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jan Knutsson having to make a save. Haralds Skeppare's Jan Knutsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcell Kenesei in the 91st minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Haralds Skeppare fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ringsbacka HC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.