Challenge

The Cave
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zac O'Donnell made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute Anders Gulliksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ashton Nelson fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Scotland's protests and gave Ashton Nelson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, Ashton Nelson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexander Higgins was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Anders Gulliksson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anders Gulliksson really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 16th minute Anders Gulliksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Scotland's Alexander Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Wallengren in the 17th minute of play. After 19th play minutes Anders Gulliksson shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Alexander Higgins and just under the crossbar into goal. Björn Apelquist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Alexander Higgins made a huge save. Anders Gulliksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Higgins having to interfere. Ludwig Mårtensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zac O'Donnell in the 25th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Scotland defense, Björn Apelquist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Higgins. The Scotland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Higgins should have stopped the shot. Pär Stabbe lost his temper 38 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 39th minute, Pär Stabbe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Scotland's Zac O'Donnell got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fletcher Main struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Ludwig Mårtensson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Scotland. Zac O'Donnell struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Ludwig Mårtensson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Scotland. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Nyström during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-1.

Fletcher Main sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Björn Apelquist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zac O'Donnell in the 62nd minute of play forced Hårdmen Slak's goalkeeper Ludwig Mårtensson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hårdmen Slak's Emanuel Wallengren got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nils-Åke Dalström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexander Higgins having to make a save. Emanuel Wallengren succeeded in the game's 71st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 6-1. In the 73rd minute Björn Apelquist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 75 minutes of play, Hårdmen Slak's Björn Apelquist made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Higgins was left in no man's land by his defense there! Björn Apelquist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 90 minutes into the match, Björn Apelquist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexander Higgins. Scotland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Björn Apelquist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-1. In the 96th minute, Nils-Åke Dalström 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. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Hårdmen Slak fully deserved thier win.