St James Park
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764,
Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Rasmus Sigman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Lindman in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th minute Fredrik Glanselius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Engman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aydın Tor struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Alf Engman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Newcastle United F.C.. 11 minutes into the game, Newcastle United F.C.'s Aydın Tor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alf Engman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Joakim Vennerlund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Alf Engman made a huge save. Rune Olofsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22ndth minute of the game Robin Holmgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Newcastle United F.C.'s Rasmus Sigman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 24th minute, Robin Holmgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute of the match, Joakim Vennerlund got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alf Engman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Rasmus Sigman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Holmgren in the 34th minute of the match. Rasmus Sigman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Holmgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Alf Engman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Malmberg in the 37th minute of the match. Rasmus Sigman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robin Holmgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernt Carlberg's late challenge caught a Newcastle United F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernt Carlberg helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Newcastle United F.C. booed when AC United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernt Carlberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, AC United's Alf Engman got control of the ball when Aydın Tor tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to AC United getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Torsten Enström hit a great ball.
Alf Engman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joakim Vennerlund, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After a rather tough play, AC United's Ma Feng Kuan got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Alf Engman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Malmberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rasmus Sigman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rune Olofsson in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute Joakim Vennerlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Engman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alf Engman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joakim Vennerlund in the 58th minute of play. Zlatan Malmberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rasmus Sigman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rune Olofsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the match, Aydın Tor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alf Engman. AC United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aydın Tor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Aydın Tor's late challenge caught a AC United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aydın Tor helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Newcastle United F.C. getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Aydın Tor hit a great ball. With a little luck, Newcastle United F.C.'s Rasmus Sigman got control of the ball when Joel Lindman tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th minute Torsten Enström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rasmus Sigman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Newcastle United F.C.'s Joakim Vennerlund got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 84 minutes into the match, AC United's goal looked a bit too open when Fredrik Glanselius came free, but Alf Engman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Rasmus Sigman successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, AC United's Ma Feng Kuan got a free kick in the 87th minute. After 90 played minutes Newcastle United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Witomir Arnista. Rasmus Sigman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernt Carlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zlatan Malmberg in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alf Engman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rune Olofsson hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the AC United players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Newcastle United F.C..
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