Challenge

Parken
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kyle Cox got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Haraldsson in the 4th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per-Oskar Hammarberg in the 5th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathias Haraldsson in the 9th minute of the match. After 10 played minutes IFK Norrköping got a freekick which was hit by Kaj Forssell. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kyle Cox in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Barnaba Ziomkowski saved IFK Norrköping from getting behind. In the 12th match minute, IFK Norrköping was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cent Salomonsen to maneuver through the defense. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barnaba Ziomkowski having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per-Oskar Hammarberg in the 16th minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jörgen Strömberg in the 17th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mathias Haraldsson got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The corner led to IFK Norrköping's Elliot Cane getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 24th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barnaba Ziomkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kyle Cox struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Barnaba Ziomkowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. Barnaba Ziomkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 33rd minute of the match. Barnaba Ziomkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. England's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Mathias Haraldsson scored to the left of an out of position Khalid Kennedy, making the score, 1-0. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Per-Oskar Hammarberg made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Caelan Hayes hit a great ball. After 56 played minutes IFK Norrköping got a freekick which was hit by Mathias Haraldsson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörgen Strömberg in the 58th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Micah Macdonald made a precise shot to the right of Barnaba Ziomkowski. IFK Norrköping's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 63rd match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Seth Young to maneuver through the defense. After 68 minutes of play, IFK Norrköping's Jörgen Strömberg made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khalid Kennedy was left in no man's land by his defense there! 72 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Per-Oskar Hammarberg came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eddie Willis hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. IFK Norrköping's Vilhelm Alebeck was substituted for Gösta Holmberg. In the 74th minute, Eddie Willis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 77 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Eddie Willis. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathias Haraldsson in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Per-Oskar Hammarberg came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Kyle Cox hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elliot Cane hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as England's Kyle Cox slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Barnaba Ziomkowski. That made the score 2-2 after 83 minutes of play. Xavier Gallagher could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Barnaba Ziomkowski made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vilhelm Alebeck in the 94th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. England were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.