League Play-Off

Alstermo Stadion
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonas Bolander started the match with the kick off. Rickard Blom hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Kjell-Arne Sigman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rasmus Dalberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kjell-Arne Sigman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rasmus Dalberg's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Ulf Kämpe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Bolander in the 15th minute of the match. Kjell-Arne Sigman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rasmus Dalberg's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. The supporters of HK Country booed when Alstermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rickard Blom didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ulf Kämpe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Bolander in the 27th minute of play. Rasmus Dalberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Miro Miettinen 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. In the 43rd match minute, Alstermo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rickard Blom to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rasmus Dalberg was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, HK Country's Jonas Bolander dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. 59 minutes into the match, HK Country's goal looked a bit too open when Rasmus Dalberg came free, but Kjell-Arne Sigman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute of the match Emanuel Åkerman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kjell-Arne Sigman skillfully saved the ball. 63 minutes into the match, HK Country's goal looked a bit too open when Rasmus Dalberg came free, but Kjell-Arne Sigman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miro Miettinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Kjell-Arne Sigman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Miro Miettinen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kjell-Arne Sigman was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. After having played for 70 minutes, Miro Miettinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alstermo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miro Miettinen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kjell-Arne Sigman came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Alstermo's Rasmus Dalberg. But to his dismay, Rasmus Dalberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in HK Country's zone, Rasmus Dalberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kjell-Arne Sigman came out of the goal and Rasmus Dalberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alstermo's Miro Miettinen got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rasmus Dalberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kjell-Arne Sigman having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasmus Dalberg in the 91st minute of play forced HK Country's goalkeeper Kjell-Arne Sigman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kjell-Arne Sigman came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Alstermo's Rasmus Dalberg. But to his dismay, Rasmus Dalberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1.