Challenge

Nordin Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Czech Republic's Erik Jilek started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Sven-Olof Eklund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Alan Rezek came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Czech Republic fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alan Rezek couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Czech Republic's zone, Nils-Åke Haström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal and Nils-Åke Haström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Erik Jilek fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Czech Republic's protests and gave Erik Jilek a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Czech Republic's Erik Jilek got a free kick in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Nils-Åke Haström recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vavrinec Holub. Nils-Åke Haström showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. The supporters of Czech Republic booed when Bograngen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thor Åkerström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dalimil Charvat kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Vavrinec Holub was a little too slow when Nils-Åke Haström got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 2-1. Vavrinec Holub didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nils-Åke Haström went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anders Bjursell during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Czech Republic booed when Bograngen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anders Bjursell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Casper Dahlberg came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Czech Republic's Denis Dostal. But to his dismay, Denis Dostal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Darto Beer kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. If Alan Rezek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Casper Dahlberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Rusil in the 45th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nils-Åke Haström to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kvetoslav Janku to maneuver through the defense. Casper Dahlberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Jilek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nils-Åke Haström scored 4-2 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vavrinec Holub, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Nils-Åke Haström came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Bograngen fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nils-Åke Haström couldn't finish the play. Bograngen's Nils-Åke Haström got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Dalimil Charvat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vavrinec Holub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils-Åke Haström in the 85th minute of the match. During the 87th minute of the match Anders Bjursell completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Anders Bjursell a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Czech Republic booed when Bograngen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anders Bjursell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erik Jilek took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Casper Dahlberg. Bograngen's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Czech Republic players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Bograngen.