League Play-Off

Stockholms Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hayden Kitchen kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hayden Kitchen during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Djurgårdens IF booed when Leaders FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hayden Kitchen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Djurgårdens IF's Arnoldo Castillo was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 4th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. A collision led to Leaders FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Mohammad Weston hit a great ball. In the 12th minute, Cyrus Douglas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnoldo Castillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Silas Sanford read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Domingo Sosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Silas Sanford made a huge save. Roman De La Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Arnoldo Castillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silas Sanford having to interfere. In the 33rd match minute, Djurgårdens IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommy Holt to maneuver through the defense. After 34 played minutes, Leaders FC's Roman De La Cruz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mohammed Altman came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Leaders FC reached it. Hayden Kitchen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mohammed Altman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Hufnagel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Peter Hufnagel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mohammed Altman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Mohammed Altman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hayden Kitchen in the 45th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arnoldo Castillo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Peter Hufnagel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Djurgårdens IF's zone, Peter Hufnagel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohammed Altman came out of the goal and Peter Hufnagel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hayden Kitchen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Mohammed Altman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Djurgårdens IF's goalkeeper Mohammed Altman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Hayden Kitchen 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. Mohammed Altman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hayden Kitchen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Djurgårdens IF getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Cyrus Douglas hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute, Tomas Meyer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hayden Kitchen in the 75th minute of play forced Djurgårdens IF's goalkeeper Mohammed Altman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hayden Kitchen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Mohammed Altman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohammed Altman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Peter Hufnagel went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 89 minutes into the match, Djurgårdens IF's goalkeeper Mohammed Altman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Peter Hufnagel. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Peter Hufnagel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leaders FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Peter Hufnagel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohammed Altman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mohammed Altman made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Peter Hufnagel sent off a good shot on target.