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Ostersunds FK: Rise of Swedish club under English manager Graham Potter

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Rewind to July in Istanbul, and a little-known team from Sweden stand on the brink of history as the clock ticks down on the second leg of their Europa League qualifier against Turkish giants Galatasaray.

With five minutes remaining, Ostersunds FK chairman Daniel Kindberg rises from his seat and makes his way down the steps of the Turk Telecom Arena, ready to join his players in celebrating a 3-1 aggregate victory - the biggest result in the club's history.

Kindberg knows the players will have to handle the final whistle right, just as they have the 180 minutes of football that preceded it.

The Gala fans are known for their ferocity and have already shown their displeasure at the impending defeat by a supposedly vastly inferior Swedish opponent.

When the referee blows, there are predictable whistles and boos and insults directed at the home side.

And then comes the applause...

"I was stunned," Kindberg tells BBC Sport. "The Turkish supporters - who had been very hostile at the beginning - rose up and applauded us off the pitch.

"I asked some of the staff, 'What is this?' And they were shocked. Galatasaray were founded in 1905 and they said that never in their history had they applauded a team off. It had never happened before.

"Our players were fantastic. They were lions, they were brave. These are the proud moments that give us the energy we need to continue when people tell us it is impossible. It is not."

Click here for the rest: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41902664
 
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