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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valentin Nordlander made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes IFK NORRKÖPING got a freekick which was hit by Tom Apelkvist. After 8 minutes of play, LIVERPOOL's Valentin Nordlander made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastian Vacker was left in no man's land by his defense there! Douglas Bergstedt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Bo Matsson made a huge save. Stig Qvarnström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bo Matsson having to interfere. Jörgen Benet kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. After 19 played minutes, LIVERPOOL's Måns Ahlbom shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sebastian Vacker 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 LIVERPOOL reached it. The supporters of LIVERPOOL booed when IFK NORRKÖPING was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andréas Botvidsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Vacker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anders Vedholm in the 21st minute of the match. After 22 played minutes IFK NORRKÖPING got a freekick which was hit by Max Petersson. Sebastian Vacker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anders Vedholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. LIVERPOOL's Anders Vedholm got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Stig Qvarnström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of IFK NORRKÖPING booed when LIVERPOOL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils-Emil Almqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Aaron Fribäck managed to get in a good position for a shot. IFK NORRKÖPING's supporters rose to their feet, but Aaron Fribäck was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bo Matsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Douglas Bergstedt might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bo Matsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Douglas Bergstedt ran back to his position shaking his head. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stig Qvarnström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Anders Vedholm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Vacker having to interfere. Bo Matsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Fribäck in the 53rd minute of the match. Sebastian Vacker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Åke Månsson in the 56th minute of the match. Valentin Nordlander took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Vacker. Sebastian Vacker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 68 played minutes LIVERPOOL got a freekick which was hit by Kåre Hake. Sebastian Vacker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anders Vedholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aaron Fribäck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of LIVERPOOL booed when IFK NORRKÖPING was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andréas Botvidsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Valentin Nordlander managed to get in a good position for a shot. LIVERPOOL's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentin Nordlander was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sebastian Vacker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Anders Vedholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 84th minute, Valentin Nordlander 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. IFK NORRKÖPING's Max Petersson got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anders Vedholm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Vacker having to interfere. 96 minutes into the game, IFK NORRKÖPING's Stig Qvarnström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bo Matsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. When the match was over LIVERPOOL could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than IFK NORRKÖPING throughout the match.