Challenge

Jimmie Åkesson Arena
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. Nicolae Creangă started the match with the kick off. When Kyle Cox came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the England fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kyle Cox couldn't finish the play. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvin Broberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Netto having to interfere. In the 14th match minute, Hising Island FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommy Olsmann to maneuver through the defense. Mané Netto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 15th minute of play. Mané Netto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Micah Macdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 22nd minute, Kyle Cox got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Khalid Kennedy acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 23rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Wiktor Arenstedt. Olle Billström kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Hising Island FC's Mané Netto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th match minute, Hising Island FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olle Billström to maneuver through the defense. After 29 minutes of play, England's Kyle Cox made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mané Netto was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xavier Gallagher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Mané Netto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 39 minutes of play, England's Kyle Cox made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mané Netto was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Hising Island FC's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mané Netto came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 44 minutes into the match, Nicolae Creangă notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of England's Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kyle Cox stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olle Billström in the 56th minute of the match. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Eddie Willis hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, Hising Island FC's Wiktor Arenstedt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Khalid Kennedy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 61st match minute, Hising Island FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvin Broberg to maneuver through the defense. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67thth minute of the game Kyle Cox who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hising Island FC's Mané Netto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. England's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Micah Macdonald in the 69th minute. Micah Macdonald made a great header on England's corner, it was just that Hising Island FC's Mané Netto managed to reach the ball for a save. King Presley kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvin Broberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Issac Dawson in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mané Netto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. England were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after Hising Island FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Micah Macdonald took the corner. 79 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Alvin Broberg came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Hising Island FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Mané Netto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Alvin Broberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvin Broberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After 89 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Gallagher. In the 90th minute, Wiktor Arenstedt got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Alvin Broberg came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Hising Island FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alvin Broberg couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Hising Island FC had won after a very even match.