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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Niklas Lundqvist kicked off to start the match. Karl-Åke Andreasson kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Marcos Basso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Hamrin in the 5th minute of play. Marcos Basso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Hamrin in the 5th minute of play. Karl-Erik Norström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niklas Lundqvist in the 8th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Skövde AIK's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Norström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niklas Lundqvist. With a little luck, Skövde AIK's Karl-Erik Norström got control of the ball when Bastian Von Axelson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Skövde AIK's Filip Brolin got a free kick in the 18th minute. Karl-Erik Norström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bastian Von Axelson in the 22nd minute. When Skövde AIK's Kurt Hamrin in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Shadows's goalie prevented a goal. Niklas Lundqvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Karl-Erik Norström made a huge save. After 28 played minutes The Shadows got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Åke Andreasson. The Shadows's Marcos Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Hamrin in the 29th minute of play. When The Shadows's Bastian Von Axelson in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Skövde AIK's goalie prevented a goal. Wen Rong Feng hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Kevin Keegan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Marcos Basso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Niklas Lundqvists short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Karl-Erik Norström to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that Kurt Hamrin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Basso was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Marcos Basso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Keegan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niklas Lundqvist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Karl-Erik Norström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kevin Keegan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Niklas Lundqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Erik Norström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 52 minutes into the match, Skövde AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Herbert Holmgren came free, but Karl-Erik Norström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute Bastian Von Axelson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Erik Norström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Skövde AIK booed when The Shadows was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wen Rong Feng didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karl-Erik Norström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Lundqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl-Erik Norström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Åke Andreasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Knut Rudberg kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After 66 played minutes Skövde AIK got a freekick which was hit by Filip Brolin. The supporters of The Shadows booed when Skövde AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Brolin didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Holmgren in the 72nd minute of play forced Skövde AIK's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Norström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute Herbert Holmgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Erik Norström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl-Erik Norström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niklas Lundqvist in the 78th minute of play. Kevin Keegan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Shadows made a substitution. Herman Lindell replaced Niklas Lundqvist. After having played for 87 minutes, Kevin Keegan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skövde AIK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kevin Keegan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 90 minutes of play, Skövde AIK's Jerry Williams made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Basso was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jerry Williams succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 93rd playminute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.