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Etihad Stadium
Spectators: 7259 (Terracing: 5446, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emanuel Billström got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Valla booed when Manchester City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivar Petersson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nils Felin took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Casper Vallander. Casper Vallander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 11thth minute of the game Håkan Beneth who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valla's Ulf Ek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valla's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edmund Klementsson was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester City FC's players had a chance to rest. 18 minutes into the game, Ivar Petersson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manchester City FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valla the free kick. Ivar Petersson hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Valla's attack was well implemented in the 20th minute, but when Nils Felin was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Casper Vallander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Billström in the 23rd minute of play. Jens Spetz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Ulf Ek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valla's Ulf Ek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Håkan Beneth in the 29th minute of play. Manchester City FC's Håkan Beneth got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Emanuel Billström came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Valla 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 Emanuel Billström couldn't finish the play. Casper Vallander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nils Felin, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 46 minutes into the game, Krister Skager was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manchester City FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valla the free kick. The supporters of Valla booed when Manchester City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krister Skager didn't get a good kick on the ball. Casper Vallander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bo Danielsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Håkan Beneth to strike the kick off in the second half. Nils Felin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Håkan Beneth came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Manchester City FC 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 Håkan Beneth couldn't finish the play. Manchester City FC's Edmund Klementsson couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 65th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Valla. Jens Spetz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Ulf Ek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manchester City FC's Casper Vallander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Billström in the 74th minute of play. Nils Felin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nils Felin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Casper Vallander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Valla's zone, Håkan Beneth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ulf Ek came out of the goal and Håkan Beneth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 82 minutes, Emanuel Billström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valla's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emanuel Billström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jens Spetz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Håkan Beneth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Ulf Ek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nils Felin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Casper Vallander skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 92 minutes into the match, Manchester City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Billström came free, but Casper Vallander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Nils Felin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valla's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.