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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kalle Glad made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Bristol city's goal looked a bit too open when Kalle Glad came free, but Manfred Kilberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anders Björkdahl hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, Bristol city's Erik Lidman broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 16th minute, Gunnar Vinström got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Esbjörn Alrot struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Ove Heggert didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bristol city. Esbjörn Alrot struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Ove Heggert didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bristol city. After a defensive mix-up in Bristol city's zone, Kalle Glad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manfred Kilberg came out of the goal and Kalle Glad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Klas Wickander charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Klas Wickander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sporting Björkberg getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Klas Wickander hit a great ball. Nicklas Hellkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Esbjörn Alrot came up free with the goalie in the 32nd 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. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Björkberg's goalkeeper Ove Heggert, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Sporting Björkberg's goal looked a bit too open when Nicklas Hellkvist came free, but Ove Heggert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Bristol city's zone, Kalle Glad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manfred Kilberg came out of the goal and Kalle Glad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Sporting Björkberg getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Sven-Ove Pettersson hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicklas Hellkvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Manfred Kilberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kalle Glad, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Bristol city's goal looked a bit too open when Kalle Glad came free, but Manfred Kilberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bristol city's Nicklas Hellkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gunnar Vinström got free with Manfred Kilberg in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 70th minute, Eskil Uggstedt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ove Heggert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esbjörn Alrot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute Eskil Uggstedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ove Heggert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esbjörn Alrot in the 77th minute of play forced Sporting Björkberg's goalkeeper Ove Heggert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kalle Glad scored 1-1 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manfred Kilberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 93rd minute, Nicklas Hellkvist made a precise shot to the right of Ove Heggert. Sporting Björkberg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Bristol city were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sporting Björkberg for a fine match.