Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Czech Republic's Erik Jilek started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute, Henry Alebäck 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 Denis Dostal came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Czech Republic 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 Denis Dostal couldn't finish the play. 12 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Alebäck came free, but Vavrinec Holub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vavrinec Holub made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Alebäck in the 15th minute of play. In the 23rd play minute Jan Ekenberg came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Vavrinec Holub. 1-0. Jan Ekenberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Vavrinec Holub made a huge save. In the 28th minute of the match, Henry Alebäck tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vavrinec Holub saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 29th match minute, Mean Machine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Sandström to maneuver through the defense. Alan Rezek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Alebäck, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Calle Nyström hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Mean Machine's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Jilek came free, but Casper Kleen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 41 minutes, Folke Bergqvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mean Machine and the Czech Republic players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 41 played minutes Mean Machine got a freekick which was hit by Folke Bergqvist. In the 44th minute, Folke Bergqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Henry Alebäck made the kick off in the second half. Vavrinec Holub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Ekenberg in the 54th minute of the match. Henry Alebäck's late challenge caught a Czech Republic's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Henry Alebäck helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Mean Machine getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Folke Bergqvist hit a great ball. If Denis Dostal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Casper Kleen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Jilek in the 67th minute of the match. When Czech Republic's Erik Jilek in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mean Machine's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Denis Dostal took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Casper Kleen to make any attempt to save it. Denis Dostal hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Alebäck came free, but Vavrinec Holub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Ekenberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 82 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Dalimil Charvat. Vavrinec Holub didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henry Alebäck went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Mean Machine's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.