League Play-Off

Visseltofta Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nils Vallmark took the kick off in the first half of the match. Börje Ekrot came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by WINNIPEG's Evert Hafström. But to his dismay, Evert Hafström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 6 played minutes Upplands Ekeby IF got a freekick which was hit by Edvard Gallberg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Vallmark in the 8th minute of play forced Upplands Ekeby IF's goalkeeper Börje Ekrot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mattias Pååk during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th match minute, WINNIPEG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mattias Pååk to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Vallmark in the 14th minute of play forced Upplands Ekeby IF's goalkeeper Börje Ekrot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Börje Ekrot came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by WINNIPEG's Nils Vallmark. But to his dismay, Nils Vallmark quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 24th minute, Mattias Pååk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evert Hafström during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Evert Hafström hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the match, Patrik Karlsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Börje Ekrot. Upplands Ekeby IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patrik Karlsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Börje Ekrot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evert Hafström in the 35th minute of play. Upplands Ekeby IF's Börje Ekrot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils Vallmark in the 36th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Upplands Ekeby IF's Filiph Högman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Roger Bållström. Roger Bållström yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Filip Majman made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Filip Majman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Upplands Ekeby IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Filip Majman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roger Bållström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Nils Vallmark took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Börje Ekrot to make any attempt to save it. In the 56thth minute of the game Filip Majman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but WINNIPEG's Roger Bållström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Upplands Ekeby IF's Filiph Högman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roger Bållström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, WINNIPEG's goal looked a bit too open when Filiph Högman came free, but Roger Bållström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Majman in the 65th minute of play forced WINNIPEG's goalkeeper Roger Bållström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrik Karlsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 71 minutes into the game, one of Upplands Ekeby IF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Patrik Karlsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, WINNIPEG's Mattias Pååk seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mattias Pååk the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of WINNIPEG protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mattias Pååk had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. WINNIPEG:s Roger Bållström showed great skill when he stopped Filiph Högman:s penalty. Filiph Högman did an outstanding performance 81 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 2-5 to the right of an irritated Roger Bållström in the goal. If Filiph Högman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roger Bållström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filiph Högman, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Roger Bållström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiph Högman in the 99th minute of the match. In the 100th match minute, WINNIPEG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evert Hafström to maneuver through the defense. WINNIPEG's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.