Challenge

Estabovallen
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Söderberg made the kick off which started today's match. In the 8th minute Sreten Popovic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Holm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute, Joel Söderberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 14 minutes into the match, Joel Söderberg notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kåre Majman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 31 minutes into the game, Zivko Cvetkovic threw the ball into play from the sideline. Åsbro Flåsegutter's Wiktor Ekström quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Sreten Popovic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Holm having to interfere. After having played for 36 minutes, Borjan Golubovic managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Serbia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Borjan Golubovic was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Victor Holm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sreten Popovic in the 38th minute of the match. Kåre Majman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Åsbro Flåsegutter booed when Serbia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zivko Cvetkovic didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victor Holm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sreten Popovic in the 43rd minute of play. Åsbro Flåsegutter's Andréas Vennersten suffered a fractured collar bone after 45 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Zivko Cvetkovic hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sreten Popovic stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the game Anthon Jernberg made a throw-in which Joel Söderberg played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kåre Majman in the 55th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kåre Majman in the 57th minute of the match. Åsbro Flåsegutter's Victor Holm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sreten Popovic in the 58th minute of play. When Joel Söderberg fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Åsbro Flåsegutter's protests and gave Joel Söderberg a yellow card for diving instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sreten Popovic got free with Victor Holm in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 64 minutes into the match, Åsbro Flåsegutter's goalkeeper Victor Holm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sreten Popovic. Victor Holm made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sreten Popovic in the 64th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sreten Popovic in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victor Holm saved Åsbro Flåsegutter from getting behind. Victor Holm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sreten Popovic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Söderberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 81 minutes into the game, Sreten Popovic was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Serbia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Åsbro Flåsegutter the free kick. Åsbro Flåsegutter's Victor Holm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borjan Golubovic in the 84th minute of play. Vladeta Jovic might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victor Holm. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vladeta Jovic ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Åsbro Flåsegutter's Victor Holm got control of the ball when Drasko Rajkovic tried to sneak it across the goal line. Victor Holm was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Borjan Golubovic showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 90 minute of play. Serbia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.