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Stadio Renato Curi
Spectators: 8167 (Terracing: 6127, Seating: 1878, VIP seats: 162) Nils-Åke Gunnarsson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. AC Perugia Calcio's Brede Bonk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merrill Pryor in the 3rd minute of play. AC Perugia Calcio's Brede Bonk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Forsberg in the 7th minute of play. In the 7th minute, AC Perugia Calcio's Gustaf Östlund seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gustaf Östlund the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AC Perugia Calcio protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gustaf Östlund had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of AC Perugia Calcio:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Aston Villa FC:s goal. Herbert Kristiansson shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörgen Dalkvist in the 12th minute of play forced AC Perugia Calcio's goalkeeper Brede Bonk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filiph Hägg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Forssberg in the 15th minute of the match. Christian Forssberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Filiph Hägg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Perugia Calcio's goalkeeper Brede Bonk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Brede Bonk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nils-Åke Gunnarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 26th minute AC Perugia Calcio were awarded a corner. Prospero Aztore went to the cornerflag to take it. A very nice done corner allowed Ulf Finsberg to score against Filiph Hägg in Aston Villa FC's goal. 1-0 after 27 minutes. Christian Forssberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Filiph Hägg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. AC Perugia Calcio were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Aston Villa FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Prospero Aztore took the corner. Prospero Aztore made a great header on AC Perugia Calcio's corner, it was just that Aston Villa FC's Filiph Hägg managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 32nd minute, Merrill Pryor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filiph Hägg made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Benediktas Kučinskas sent off a good shot on target. In the 33rd minute, Benediktas Kučinskas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Filiph Hägg. The goal made the score 2-0. When Aston Villa FC's Nils-Åke Gunnarsson in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC Perugia Calcio's goalie prevented a goal. AC Perugia Calcio's Benediktas Kučinskas got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benediktas Kučinskas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Filiph Hägg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christian Forssberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Filiph Hägg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. Brede Bonk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tim Lund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benediktas Kučinskas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Brede Bonk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jörgen Dalkvist in the 51st minute. Brede Bonk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merrill Pryor in the 54th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merrill Pryor in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brede Bonk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Merrill Pryor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, AC Perugia Calcio's Brede Bonk got control of the ball when Tim Lund tried to sneak it across the goal line. Brede Bonk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merrill Pryor in the 64th minute of play. AC Perugia Calcio's Brede Bonk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save AC Perugia Calcio from getting a goal against them. Brede Bonk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nils-Åke Gunnarsson's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. AC Perugia Calcio's Brede Bonk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merrill Pryor in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benediktas Kučinskas in the 74th minute of play forced Aston Villa FC's goalkeeper Filiph Hägg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lukas Jonasson hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merrill Pryor in the 75th minute of play forced AC Perugia Calcio's goalkeeper Brede Bonk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AC Perugia Calcio's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Nils-Åke Gunnarsson scored to the left of an out of position Brede Bonk, making the score, 2-1. 80 minutes into the match, AC Perugia Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Merrill Pryor came free, but Brede Bonk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tim Lund in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Brede Bonk saved AC Perugia Calcio from getting behind. 84 minutes into the match, AC Perugia Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Tim Lund came free, but Brede Bonk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute Jörgen Dalkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brede Bonk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC Perugia Calcio's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Herbert Kristiansson was slow to take the kick. During this time Aston Villa FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Herbert Kristiansson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Brede Bonk quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Merrill Pryor took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Brede Bonk to make any attempt to save it. Brede Bonk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merrill Pryor in the 94th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.