League Play-Off

Tele2 Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Patric Offendahl got the match started through his kick off. With his leg Harry Finman managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Sparreholms Sportklubb's Yngve Stenberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 5th minute, Patric Offendahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yngve Stenberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patric Offendahl in the 8th minute of play forced Sparreholms Sportklubb's goalkeeper Jimmie Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harry Finman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olof Häger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Harry Finman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Hjortsberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 18th minute Johan Stephansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimmie Askstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yngve Stenberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 22 played minutes Mjölby got a freekick which was hit by Yngve Wikander. In the 26th minute, Sparreholms Sportklubb's Yngve Stenberg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 29th minute, Yngve Stenberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sparreholms Sportklubb fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Henning Molander charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henning Molander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sparreholms Sportklubb's Henning Molander got a free kick in the 34th minute. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 38th minute, but Harry Finman got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Mjölby hanging dry this time. In the 41st minute, Anton Finman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yngve Stenberg made a kick off. Harry Finman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Blomqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mjölby! Christian Göransson hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After 59 played minutes Mjölby got a freekick which was hit by Anton Finman. After 67 played minutes Sparreholms Sportklubb got a freekick which was hit by Alex Apelkvist. Daniel Palmkvist came free in the 69th minute and tried to tip the ball over Jimmie Askstedt, but to the joy of Sparreholms Sportklubb's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. Edgar Lindberg struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Harry Finman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sparreholms Sportklubb. After a defensive mix-up in Sparreholms Sportklubb's zone, Johan Stephansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jimmie Askstedt came out of the goal and Johan Stephansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 77 minutes of play, Sparreholms Sportklubb's Yngve Stenberg made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Harry Finman was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Hjortsberg in the 82nd minute of play forced Mjölby's goalkeeper Harry Finman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sparreholms Sportklubb's Alex Apelkvist got a free kick in the 83rd minute. If Yngve Stenberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton Finman hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the match, Yngve Stenberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Harry Finman. Mjölby's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yngve Stenberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. When the referee ended the match the Sparreholms Sportklubb players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.