Challenge

Jämjö Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Hristo Botev started the match with the kick off. Vidar Pihlgren's late challenge caught a England's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vidar Pihlgren helped the player get up and apologised. Micah Macdonald walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Micah Macdonald recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kyle Cox recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 16 played minutes Jämjö hitters got a freekick which was hit by Hristo Botev. After 19 minutes, Issac Dawson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the England and the Jämjö hitters players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Issac Dawson hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leszek Ikalewicz got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 24 minutes of play, England's Kyle Cox made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fredric Gustafsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jämjö hitters's goalkeeper Fredric Gustafsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 29 played minutes Jämjö hitters got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Bocklund. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leszek Ikalewicz went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Kyle Cox struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Fredric Gustafsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. When Isaac Bocklund fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jämjö hitters's protests and gave Isaac Bocklund a yellow card for diving instead. 1-2 became the score in the 43rd minute when Kyle Cox elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Kyle Cox took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Fredric Gustafsson to make any attempt to save it. Fredric Gustafsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute England were awarded a corner. Micah Macdonald went to the cornerflag to take it. Vidar Pihlgren tried in the 58th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Fredric Gustafsson a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-4. After having played for 62 minutes, Kyle Cox managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. England's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kyle Cox was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Kyle Cox managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Kyle Cox was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredric Gustafsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Caelan Hayes hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Kyle Cox was extremely unlucky when he, in the 74th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 80 minutes into the match, Jämjö hitters's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Fredric Gustafsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Jämjö hitters's Vidar Pihlgren seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Vidar Pihlgren the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Jämjö hitters protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Vidar Pihlgren had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 90 played minutes Jämjö hitters got a freekick which was hit by Erling Jelm. After recieving a nice pass, England's Micah Macdonald tried to score from far away in the 91st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyle Cox in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fredric Gustafsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredric Gustafsson having to interfere.