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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stig Qvarnström started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Crew zéro Fc's goalkeeper Blaise Gruber had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aaron Fribäck. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dominique Ardouin in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sebastian Vacker saved IFK NORRKÖPING from getting behind. If Dominique Ardouin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute of the match, Douglas Bergstedt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Blaise Gruber was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Pierre Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Billy Tönnberg, 21 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Aaron Fribäck came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the IFK NORRKÖPING fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aaron Fribäck couldn't finish the play. In the 25th minute Guillaume Pelloquin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Vacker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. IFK NORRKÖPING's Sebastian Vacker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillaume Pelloquin in the 27th minute of play. Guillaume Pelloquin struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Sebastian Vacker didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crew zéro Fc. The audience was convinced that Stig Qvarnström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Blaise Gruber was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. A collision led to IFK NORRKÖPING getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Magnus Vester hit a great ball. If Pierre Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aaron Fribäck struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Blaise Gruber didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for IFK NORRKÖPING. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Guillaume Pelloquin to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dominique Ardouin got free with Sebastian Vacker in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th minute of the match, Guillaume Pelloquin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sebastian Vacker saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Douglas Bergstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blaise Gruber having to interfere. Jim Turc's late challenge caught a IFK NORRKÖPING's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jim Turc helped the player get up and apologised. Jim Turc hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. When Aaron Fribäck came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the IFK NORRKÖPING fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aaron Fribäck couldn't finish the play. IFK NORRKÖPING's Sebastian Vacker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillaume Pelloquin in the 60th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Dominique Ardouin could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Sebastian Vacker however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, IFK NORRKÖPING's Sebastian Vacker got control of the ball when Dominique Ardouin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Denis Flament fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Vacker having to interfere. Douglas Bergstedt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Blaise Gruber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. IFK NORRKÖPING's Sebastian Vacker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillaume Pelloquin in the 88th minute of play. Pierre Navarro made in the 94th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by IFK NORRKÖPING's Max Petersson. Dominique Ardouin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.