League

Bälinge Stadion
Spectators: 7562 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 90) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nicklas Hellkvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Bälinge's Dan Hansson got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Bristol city's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Hansson came free, but Manfred Kilberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jan-Åke Soned fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bälinge's protests and gave Jan-Åke Soned a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Bristol city getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Erik Lidman hit a great ball. When Esbjörn Alrot came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Bristol city 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 Esbjörn Alrot couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Bristol city's Eskil Uggstedt got a free kick in the 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Dan Hansson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bälinge's supporters rose to their feet, but Dan Hansson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manfred Kilberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bälinge's Dan Hansson got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 26 played minutes, Bristol city's Filiph Josefsson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Viggo Simonsson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bristol city reached it. Viggo Simonsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicklas Hellkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dan Hansson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manfred Kilberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Bälinge's Viggo Simonsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicklas Hellkvist in the 42nd minute of play. Manfred Kilberg was a little too slow when Dan Hansson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 2-0.

Manfred Kilberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orvar Lundblad in the 54th minute of the match. Dan Hansson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manfred Kilberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Bälinge's Michael Svensson seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Michael Svensson the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bälinge protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Michael Svensson had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 61st match minute, Bälinge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Svensson to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes in the game Filiph Josefsson got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. In the 65th minute of the match, Eskil Uggstedt tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Viggo Simonsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Viggo Simonsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andy Örtendahl in the 70th minute. In the 76th match minute, Bristol city was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filiph Josefsson to maneuver through the defense. Dan Jakobsson hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Nicklas Hellkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Viggo Simonsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bälinge were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bristol city for a fine match.