Challenge

Jimmie Åkesson Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) England's Kyle Cox 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. Kyle Cox recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mané Netto didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when England's Kyle Cox shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. The supporters of Hising Island FC booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cooper Thompson didn't get a good kick on the ball. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. In the 17th minute, Seth Young hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Wiktor Arenstedt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hising Island FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Wiktor Arenstedt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khalid Kennedy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute of the match England got a corner. Hising Island FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Micah Macdonald ran over to the corner to take the kick. Micah Macdonald made a great header on England's corner, it was just that Hising Island FC's Mané Netto managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolae Creangă in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. After 31 minutes, Christian Olsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hising Island FC and the England players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 played minutes Hising Island FC got a freekick which was hit by Christian Olsson. Alvin Broberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Khalid Kennedy came out and tried to block the shot, but Alvin Broberg slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 33rd minute. Issac Dawson hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tommy Olsmann in the 40th minute. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Olle Billström tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nicolae Creangă to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Kyle Cox was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. England's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hising Island FC the free kick. Kyle Cox hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. The supporters of England booed when Hising Island FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olle Billström didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the England defense, Wiktor Arenstedt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Khalid Kennedy. The England fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Khalid Kennedy should have stopped the shot. 60 minutes into the game, England's Micah Macdonald nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mané Netto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. In the 63rd minute, Micah Macdonald got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Issac Dawson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mané Netto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 68th minute of the match. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hising Island FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Micah Macdonald was slow to take the kick. During this time England's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Micah Macdonald almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hising Island FC's Mané Netto did a great save. In the 70th minute, Olle Billström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wiktor Arenstedt in the 72nd minute of play. After 73 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Gallagher. After 76 minutes, Xavier Gallagher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the England and the Hising Island FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Hising Island FC booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Gallagher didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute Nicolae Creangă 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. Mané Netto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Micah Macdonald in the 79th minute. Olle Billström was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 83 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 83rd minute of the game. One of Hising Island FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of England:s goal. In the 84th minute, Micah Macdonald made a precise shot to the right of Mané Netto. Hising Island FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Mané Netto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kyle Cox's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Mané Netto made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Micah Macdonald sent off a good shot on target. In the 97th minute England were awarded a corner. Micah Macdonald went to the cornerflag to take it. Micah Macdonald made a great header on England's corner, it was just that Hising Island FC's Mané Netto managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Quinn Holmes hit a great ball.