Challenge

Södertälje IP
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nils-Åke Wickander kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rikard Wolff in the 3rd minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carsten Eckstein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carsten Eckstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Toledo in the 8th minute of play. The supporters of Real Södertälje booed when Spain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Ferrandis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carsten Eckstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Carsten Eckstein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carsten Eckstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Toledo in the 23rd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the game, Spain's Omar Toledo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carsten Eckstein made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 28th minute of the match Real Södertälje got a corner. Spain's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Reynaldo Cerezo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Carsten Eckstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adria Bielsa, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. With a little luck, Spain's Gabriel Ascaso got control of the ball when Nils-Åke Wickander tried to sneak it across the goal line. Omar Toledo scored 0-2 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carsten Eckstein, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Spain booed when Real Södertälje was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alf Fribäck didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Real Södertälje getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Reynaldo Cerezo hit a great ball. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rikard Wolff, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 51st minute, Spain's Adria Bielsa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Carsten Eckstein came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Spain's Omar Toledo. But to his dismay, Omar Toledo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Real Södertälje made a substitution. Jakob Källberg replaced Birger Hedberg. Real Södertälje made a substitution. Bennvar Nickler replaced Rikard Wolff. In the 62nd match minute, Spain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Aranda to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Real Södertälje's Carsten Eckstein got control of the ball when Omar Toledo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bennvar Nickler might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gabriel Ascaso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bennvar Nickler ran back to his position shaking his head. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bennvar Nickler in the 69th minute of the match. Carsten Eckstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 79th minute of play. Carsten Eckstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adria Bielsa, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Bennvar Nickler scored 1-4 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabriel Ascaso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. Sergio Ruiz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Carsten Eckstein came out and tried to block the shot, but Sergio Ruiz slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 89th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Spain's Carles Cherro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Carsten Eckstein. That made the score 1-6 after 92 minutes of play. When the match was over Spain could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Real Södertälje throughout the match.