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Spectators: 7419 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 80) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicklas Hellkvist got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Bristol city's Esbjörn Alrot sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hans Helberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Kevin Drewitz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Linköping FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kevin Drewitz 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. Linköping FC's Hans Helberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicklas Hellkvist in the 11th minute of play. In the 15th match minute, Linköping FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Kråk to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute Nicklas Hellkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hans Helberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Linköping FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Stefan Frykberg hit a great ball. Erik Lidman was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 22nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After having played for 25 minutes, Nicklas Hellkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bristol city's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicklas Hellkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manfred Kilberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Drewitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The audience was convinced that Eskil Uggstedt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hans Helberg was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. 41 minutes into the match, Bristol city's Nicklas Hellkvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hans Helberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manfred Kilberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Drewitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hans Helberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicklas Hellkvist in the 48th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kevin Drewitz was the one to do the kick off. Adrian Mattsson's late challenge caught a Bristol city's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Mattsson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th minute, one of Linköping FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Linköping FC. Erik Lidman placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Linköping FC's Oskar Eliasson got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 68th minute by Nicklas Hellkvist got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Hans Helberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicklas Hellkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. A collision led to Linköping FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Valentin Groth hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the game, Esbjörn Alrot cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hans Helberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hans Helberg was a little too slow when Nicklas Hellkvist got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 0-2. Kevin Drewitz'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 85th minute of play. Linus Bokelund kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Bristol city's Nicklas Hellkvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hans Helberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, Linköping FC's goalkeeper Hans Helberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Esbjörn Alrot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicklas Hellkvist in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hans Helberg saved Linköping FC from getting behind. Bristol city played a much better game than Linköping FC and deserved their victory. The Linköping FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.