Challenge

Hjällbovallen
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. Filip Burman started the match with the kick off. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Filip Burman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Filip Burman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. That made the score 3-0 in the 11 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Serbia's Sreten Popovic got a free kick in the 14th minute. Jovan Borisov charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jovan Borisov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mark Åberg in the 16th minute. Borjan Golubovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Gottfrid Kinnman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sreten Popovic in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gottfrid Kinnman saved Gunnilse IS from getting behind. In the 28th minute of the game Jan-Ove Wennerqvist made a throw-in which Mark Åberg played forward. Borjan Golubovic recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 30 minutes into the game, Cvijetin Nanusevski 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 Gunnilse IS the free kick. A collision led to Serbia getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Cvijetin Nanusevski hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sreten Popovic in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gottfrid Kinnman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Pär Ahlström took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to make any attempt to save it. In the 41st minute of the match, Pär Ahlström got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 44th minute, Filip Burman reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. The goal made the score 5-0. 47 minutes into the game, Pär Ahlström recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Pär Ahlström showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-0 at half-time.

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 Jonathan Apelquist made a throw-in which Filip Burman played forward. In the 54th minute Filip Burman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mark Åberg went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. In the 62nd minute, Pär Ahlström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gunnilse IS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Drasko Rajkovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Gottfrid Kinnman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Burman in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Burman in the 70th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Åberg in the 71st minute of play. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Åberg in the 76th minute of the match. After having played for 79 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. Borjan Golubovic recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 83 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Pär Ahlström came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Åberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Ove Wennerqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute, Borjan Golubovic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute Otto Sjögren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pär Ahlström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mark Åberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serbia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.