Challenge

Gärsnäs Stadion
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ingmar Östlund during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ingmar Östlund hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 6 minutes Gärsnäs BF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Micah Macdonald who took care of the corner kick. If Issac Dawson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Frederick Griscti sent off a good shot on target. In the 14th minute, Dane Friebe made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 20th minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyle Cox in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wang Cheng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Tord Lang fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gärsnäs BF's protests and gave Tord Lang a yellow card for diving instead. Karl-Johan Magnusson hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 32nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Gärsnäs BF defense, Kyle Cox kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wang Cheng. The Gärsnäs BF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wang Cheng should have stopped the shot. In the 42nd minute George Hägglund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wang Cheng came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by England's Issac Dawson. But to his dismay, Issac Dawson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Wang Cheng was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Kyle Cox capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kyle Cox really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Wang Cheng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kyle Cox's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Kyle Cox sped through Gärsnäs BF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wang Cheng. After some careless play in the Gärsnäs BF defense, Kyle Cox kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wang Cheng. The Gärsnäs BF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wang Cheng should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Hägglund in the 62nd minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wang Cheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Issac Dawson to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes in the game, Issac Dawson got a free kick from a good position and fired away a shot. The shot didn't have enough spin and went out of bounds to the left of the goal. The supporters of England booed when Gärsnäs BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frederick Griscti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute Caelan Hayes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wang Cheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Gärsnäs BF's Ingmar Östlund got a free kick in the 80th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Wang Cheng successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dane Friebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Gärsnäs BF's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wang Cheng came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. England walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.