Challenge

Expressen Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Chris Nygaard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Elliot Wallengren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 6 played minutes Team North Invest got a freekick which was hit by Alf Brander. In the 12th minute, Mathias Ludvigsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, Team North Invest's goal looked a bit too open when Bertram Svenningsen came free, but Elliot Wallengren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Max Ahlroth. Max Ahlroths short, quick shot in the 34thth minute got Keld Paulsen to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Max Ahlroth did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Keld Paulsen 34 minutes into the match. Keld Paulsen made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Max Ahlroth sent off a good shot on target. Bertram Svenningsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elliot Wallengren having to interfere. In the 45th minute Chris Nygaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elliot Wallengren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chris Nygaard in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elliot Wallengren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Team North Invest's Jonas Gallin was substituted for Max Ahlroth. Team North Invest made a substitution. Jens Lindmark replaced Nils-Åke Holmberg. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jonas Gallin to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 57 minutes, Bertram Svenningsen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Denmark's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bertram Svenningsen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Elliot Wallengren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chris Nygaard's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. In the 62nd minute, Alf Brander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Chris Nygaard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 66th minute of the match Jonas Gallin completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jonas Gallin a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 66th minute, Jonas Gallin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Team North Invest's zone, Chris Nygaard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elliot Wallengren came out of the goal and Chris Nygaard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens-Erik Lundin in the 71st minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Team North Invest getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Anders Pettersson hit a great ball. In the 76th match minute, Team North Invest was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anders Pettersson to maneuver through the defense. Elliot Wallengren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chris Nygaard in the 77th minute. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Olav Graversen put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Elliot Wallengren. After 82 minutes, Patrick Ivarsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Team North Invest and the Denmark players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Denmark booed when Team North Invest was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrick Ivarsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elliot Wallengren was a little too slow when Mikkel Wulff got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 2-2. Chris Nygaard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Elliot Wallengren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bertram Svenningsen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Elliot Wallengren made a huge save. Team North Invest's Elliot Wallengren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Team North Invest from getting a goal against them. Chris Nygaard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elliot Wallengren having to interfere. Team North Invest succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Denmark had controlled the match.