Challenge

Bussens Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sandro Galishoff made the kick off which started today's match. Fabio Auer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Georg Almqvist in the 3rd minute. Gunnar Martinsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandro Galishoff, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. If Fabio Schneider had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the game, No Gravity FC's Georg Almqvist nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabio Auer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Marc Kronecker's late challenge caught a No Gravity FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marc Kronecker helped the player get up and apologised. After 18 played minutes Austria got a freekick which was hit by Marc Kronecker. Fabio Auer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andréas Fastesson in the 20th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Georg Almqvist got free with Fabio Auer in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 23 minutes, Sören Molin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the No Gravity FC and the Austria players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sören Molin lost his temper 25 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 25th minute, one of No Gravity FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for No Gravity FC. Gunnar Martinsson went to the wrong direction when Sandro Galishoff was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Georg Almqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Auer having to interfere. Fabio Schneider sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marvin Harrer hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. If Douglas Wall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Georg Almqvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Austria's Fabio Auer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jim Tinglöf in the 52nd minute of play. Fabio Schneider fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gunnar Martinsson having to interfere. Marc Kronecker was shown his second yellow card after 57 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 56th minute of the game. One of Austria:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of No Gravity FC:s goal. Einar Uggla walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. If Einar Uggla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th match minute, No Gravity FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andréas Fastesson to maneuver through the defense. 73 minutes into the game, Viktor Forssberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. No Gravity FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Austria the free kick. The supporters of Austria booed when No Gravity FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viktor Forssberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th match minute, No Gravity FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jim Tinglöf to maneuver through the defense. Andréas Fastesson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No Gravity FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.