A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116,
Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rickard Hedlund kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Åke Thidén came free, but Joakim Lilja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the game, Eleven Nation Army's Aleksander Brander nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonatan Andersson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 12 minutes, Gösta Vallman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eleven Nation Army and the Linköpings AIK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 12th minute, Gösta Vallman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute, Olov Bock 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Conny Widberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eleven Nation Army's supporters rose to their feet, but Conny Widberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonatan Andersson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 17 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Jonatan Andersson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Conny Widberg. 18 minutes into the game, Robert Jansson 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. Robert Jansson kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bengt-Åke Thidén in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joakim Lilja prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jonatan Andersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Holger Brovall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joakim Lilja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt-Åke Thidén, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Jonatan Andersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dag Classon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rickard Hedlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28thth minute of the game Bengt-Åke Thidén who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eleven Nation Army's Joakim Lilja was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Linköpings AIK booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Holger Brovall didn't get a good kick on the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Conny Widberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eleven Nation Army's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Linköpings AIK the free kick. Conny Widberg hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 34thth minute of the game Bengt-Åke Thidén who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eleven Nation Army's Joakim Lilja was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bengt-Åke Thidén received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Joakim Lilja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Rickard Hedlund came free, but Joakim Lilja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rickard Hedlund in the 41st minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Joakim Lilja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eleven Nation Army's Joakim Lilja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olof Brolin in the 43rd minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Åke Thidén came free, but Joakim Lilja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
The wind increased when Conny Widberg made the kick off in the second half. After 56 played minutes Linköpings AIK got a freekick which was hit by Robert Jansson. Conny Widberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonatan Andersson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Conny Widberg ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Eleven Nation Army booed when Linköpings AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Jansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 60 played minutes, Eleven Nation Army's Paul Lundqvist shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonatan Andersson 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 Eleven Nation Army reached it. Jonatan Andersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conny Widberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conny Widberg in the 64th minute of play forced Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Jonatan Andersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Rickard Hedlund came free, but Joakim Lilja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Rickard Hedlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonatan Andersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksander Brander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksander Brander came free, but Jonatan Andersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Linköpings AIK's Jonatan Andersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksander Brander in the 74th minute of play. When Jan Myr fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eleven Nation Army's protests and gave Jan Myr a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th match minute, Eleven Nation Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Myr to maneuver through the defense. Jonatan Andersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conny Widberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 87th minute, Linköpings AIK's Petter Billberg seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Petter Billberg the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Linköpings AIK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Petter Billberg had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Linköpings AIK:s Jonatan Andersson showed great skill when he stopped Paul Lundqvist:s penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Dag Classon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eleven Nation Army's supporters rose to their feet, but Dag Classon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonatan Andersson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Dag Classon hit a great ball. 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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