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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Denimir Tzonkov made the kick off which started today's match. Folke Abrahamsson kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Denimir Tzonkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute, Folke Abrahamsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Linköpings AIK's Jimmy Olsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute Denimir Tzonkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimmy Olsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Arvid Carlsson put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ruslan Rúklyov. After a defensive mix-up in VN BAKITO's zone, Jan-Erik Lundqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruslan Rúklyov came out of the goal and Jan-Erik Lundqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. VN BAKITO's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Albin Nilsson scored to the left of an out of position Ruslan Rúklyov, making the score, 2-0. Folke Abrahamsson made in the 29th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Arvid Carlsson. When Denimir Tzonkov came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the VN BAKITO 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 Denimir Tzonkov couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Linköpings AIK booed when VN BAKITO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sevdalin Evtimov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arvid Carlsson was extremely unlucky when he, in the 34th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After a defensive mix-up in Linköpings AIK's zone, Denimir Tzonkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jimmy Olsson came out of the goal and Denimir Tzonkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 42nd minute, Blagoy Banovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

In the 52nd minute VN BAKITO were awarded a corner. Blagoy Banovski went to the cornerflag to take it. Jimmy Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denimir Tzonkov in the 54th minute of the match. Gerasim Berberov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Jimmy Olsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jimmy Olsson made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Denimir Tzonkov sent off a good shot on target. Rusi Plochev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Jimmy Olsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruslan Rúklyov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johan Johansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Ruslan Rúklyov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arvid Carlsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 84 played minutes Linköpings AIK got a freekick which was hit by Jan-Erik Lundqvist. Jimmy Olsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rusi Plochev in the 88th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rusi Plochev in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jimmy Olsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Denimir Tzonkov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Jimmy Olsson made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Arvid Carlsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ruslan Rúklyov was relentless in the 96th minute of the game.