A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115,
Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Karl-Magnus Spetz started the match with the kick off. Sune Nilsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sven Uter got free with Staffan Lind in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Linköpings AIK's Staffan Lind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 10th minute of play. Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Åhlberg in the 13th minute of play. When Henry Gustavsson fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eleven Nation Army's protests and gave Henry Gustavsson a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Linköpings AIK booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Gustavsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Michael Åhlberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Svanér was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 16th minute Linköpings AIK were awarded a corner. Styrbjörn Svensson went to the cornerflag to take it. Linköpings AIK's Styrbjörn Svensson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcus Svanér in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 18 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Sune Nilsson came free, but Staffan Lind reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Olov Bock was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Linköpings AIK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eleven Nation Army the free kick. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Sven Uter hit a great ball. After 31 played minutes, Linköpings AIK's Olov Bock shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcus Svanér 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 Linköpings AIK reached it. After having played for 32 minutes, Karl-Magnus Spetz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eleven Nation Army's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl-Magnus Spetz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34th minute, Sune Nilsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eleven Nation Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The audience was convinced that Michael Åhlberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Svanér was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Staffan Lind made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Sven Uter sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Eleven Nation Army booed when Linköpings AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valter Källberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michael Åhlberg to make the kick off. In the 57th match minute, Linköpings AIK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rickard Hedlund to maneuver through the defense. Staffan Lind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute Karl-Magnus Spetz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Staffan Lind saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Staffan Lind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sune Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Staffan Lind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sune Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. When Karl-Magnus Spetz came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Eleven Nation Army 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 Karl-Magnus Spetz couldn't finish the play. Staffan Lind showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven Uter in the 80th minute of the match. Staffan Lind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Linköpings AIK's Staffan Lind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven Uter in the 83rd minute of play. Sune Nilsson scored 2-0 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Staffan Lind, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Staffan Lind made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 87th minute of play. Staffan Lind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven Uter, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Åhlberg came free, but Marcus Svanér reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Svanér took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Åhlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, Melker Classon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Staffan Lind was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Linköpings AIK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Eleven Nation Army.
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