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Lindesborg Arena
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5821, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Johan Västberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute Johannes Botvidsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulf Bratt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ulf Bratt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Snell in the 8th minute of play. Ulf Bratt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Håkan Kjellman in the 9th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peter Snell in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ulf Bratt saved Lindesborg Bk from getting behind. Vilgot Örtendal hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The supporters of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg booed when Lindesborg Bk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolf Bengtsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Johannes Botvidsson got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Peter Snell took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ulf Bratt. Ulf Bratt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. 19 minutes into the match, Lindesborg Bk's goal looked a bit too open when Håkan Kjellman came free, but Ulf Bratt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zafer Hürsel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johan Västberg in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Peter Snell hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Snell in the 26th minute of play forced Lindesborg Bk's goalkeeper Ulf Bratt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Peter Snell in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ulf Bratt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Lindesborg Bk defense, Peter Snell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ulf Bratt. The Lindesborg Bk fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ulf Bratt should have stopped the shot. Ulf Bratt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Emander, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Peter Snell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ulf Bratt. Lindesborg Bk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peter Snell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Snell in the 34th minute of play forced Lindesborg Bk's goalkeeper Ulf Bratt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Lindesborg Bk's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Emander came free, but Ulf Bratt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Emander in the 38th minute of play forced Lindesborg Bk's goalkeeper Ulf Bratt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Emanuel Emander left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Zenit Saint Petersburg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. In the 45th minute, Emanuel Emander made a precise shot to the right of Ulf Bratt. Lindesborg Bk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. After the first half FC Zenit Saint Petersburg were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Håkan Kjellman made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Håkan Kjellman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Zenit Saint Petersburg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. Håkan Kjellman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulf Bratt having to interfere. Ulf Bratt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Emander, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Johan Västberg kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Ulf Bratt was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Emanuel Emander capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emanuel Emander really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. The audience thought a goal was coming when Håkan Kjellman got free with Ulf Bratt in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Emander in the 67th minute of play forced Lindesborg Bk's goalkeeper Ulf Bratt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulf Bratt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Snell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Lindesborg Bk's Ulf Bratt got control of the ball when Håkan Kjellman tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg booed when Lindesborg Bk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vilgot Örtendal didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Gabriel Söderström was substituted for Johannes Botvidsson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Ivarsson in the 75th minute of play forced Lindesborg Bk's goalkeeper Ulf Bratt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulf Bratt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Håkan Kjellman went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-10 was the resulting score. 79 minutes into the game, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Peter Snell nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ulf Bratt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Valentin Ivarsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ulf Bratt. That made the score 0-12 after 81 minutes of play. Håkan Kjellman took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ulf Bratt. Ulf Bratt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-13. With a little luck, Lindesborg Bk's Ulf Bratt got control of the ball when Valentin Ivarsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Johan Västberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jörgen Ekeroth took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ulf Bratt. Lindesborg Bk's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Peter Snell slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ulf Bratt. That made the score 0-15 after 94 minutes of play. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.