Challenge

Expressen Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Max Ahlroth kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match Max Ahlroth climbed in front of goal and pressed up 1-0 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Keld Paulsen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 11th minute of play forced Team North Invest's goalkeeper Elliot Wallengren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elliot Wallengren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikkel Wulff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 20 played minutes Team North Invest got a freekick which was hit by Thomas Wahlström. Team North Invest's Elliot Wallengren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Nygaard in the 21st minute of play. Mikkel Wulff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute, Nils-Åke Holmberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Keld Paulsen was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The audience was convinced that Nils-Åke Holmberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keld Paulsen was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Birger Forssberg's late challenge caught a Denmark's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Birger Forssberg helped the player get up and apologised. Jens-Erik Lundin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute, Thomas Wahlström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elliot Wallengren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikkel Wulff in the 41st minute of the match. The supporters of Denmark booed when Team North Invest was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Birger Forssberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Team North Invest's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Elliot Wallengren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Team North Invest's Anders Pettersson was substituted for Birger Forssberg. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chris Nygaard to strike the kick off in the second half. Chris Nygaard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Elliot Wallengren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bertram Svenningsen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 60 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. In the 61st minute, Patrick Ivarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute Jens Lindmark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keld Paulsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elliot Wallengren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chris Nygaard went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. 69 minutes into the match, Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elliot Wallengren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Team North Invest's Elliot Wallengren got control of the ball when Chris Nygaard tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Denmark booed when Team North Invest was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alf Brander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anders Pettersson hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Patrick Ivarsson in the 76th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Kenn Skou. A collision led to Team North Invest getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Jens-Erik Lundin hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chris Nygaard in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elliot Wallengren saved Team North Invest from getting behind. Chris Nygaard in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Elliot Wallengren, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 83rd match minute, Team North Invest was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anders Pettersson to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Denmark booed when Team North Invest was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alf Brander didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Bertram Svenningsen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Denmark's supporters rose to their feet, but Bertram Svenningsen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elliot Wallengren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Elliot Wallengren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chris Nygaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the match was over Denmark could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Team North Invest throughout the match.