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Spectators: 8517 (Terracing: 6388, Seating: 1959, VIP seats: 170) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Julien Staffelbach kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Saint Glenn Gothenburg's Lennart Juhlin got control of the ball when Julien Staffelbach tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's Albin Nilsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lennart Juhlin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Tage Danielsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jimmy Olsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The supporters of Linköpings AIK booed when Saint Glenn Gothenburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kent Finsberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Julien Staffelbach's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lennart Juhlin was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Jimmy Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ludwig Hägg in the 24th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Saint Glenn Gothenburg's Ludwig Hägg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jimmy Olsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lennart Juhlin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albin Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Jimmy Olsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludwig Hägg in the 39th minute of play forced Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Jimmy Olsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ludwig Hägg might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jimmy Olsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ludwig Hägg ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ludwig Hägg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Julien Staffelbach's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lennart Juhlin was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. In the 52nd minute of the match Linköpings AIK got a corner. Saint Glenn Gothenburg's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jan-Erik Lundqvist ran over to the corner to take the kick. Linköpings AIK's Jan-Erik Lundqvist was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lennart Juhlin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lennart Juhlin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arvid Carlsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute of the game Fabrício Castanheira made a throw-in which Arvid Carlsson played forward. 68 minutes into the match, Saint Glenn Gothenburg's goal looked a bit too open when Arvid Carlsson came free, but Lennart Juhlin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saint Glenn Gothenburg's goalkeeper Lennart Juhlin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Julien Staffelbach hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Linköpings AIK's Julien Staffelbach got a free kick in the 73rd minute. The supporters of Linköpings AIK booed when Saint Glenn Gothenburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludwig Hägg didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Saint Glenn Gothenburg's Ludwig Hägg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jimmy Olsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ludwig Hägg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Jimmy Olsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludwig Hägg in the 80th minute of play forced Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Jimmy Olsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Arvid Carlsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 87 minutes on the clock, Roman Kononov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Roman Kononov kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Neville Staples's late challenge caught a Linköpings AIK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Neville Staples helped the player get up and apologised. Neville Staples hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Lennart Juhlin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvid Carlsson in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute of the game Fabrício Castanheira made a throw-in which Arvid Carlsson played forward. During the 94th minute of the match Neville Staples completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Neville Staples a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Linköpings AIK's Jens-Ola Alebeck was substituted for Jan-Erik Lundqvist. Neville Staples kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Saint Glenn Gothenburg walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.