Challenge

Bussens Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Georg Almqvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. Denmark's attentive Lars Steen managed to snatch the ball when Erik Ström made a throw-in in the 9th minute of the game. Paul Svanberg hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Lars Steen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Andréas Fastesson kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Denmark's Chris Nygaard got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Georg Almqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keld Paulsen having to interfere. Einar Uggla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Keld Paulsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No Gravity FC's Mikael Sjöberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertram Svenningsen in the 34th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in No Gravity FC's zone, Bertram Svenningsen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mikael Sjöberg came out of the goal and Bertram Svenningsen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Einar Uggla in the 39th minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd match minute, No Gravity FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Edvin Fransson to maneuver through the defense. Mikael Sjöberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paul Svanberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Keld Paulsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chris Nygaard to make the kick off. Georg Almqvist struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Keld Paulsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for No Gravity FC. The audience was convinced that Einar Uggla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keld Paulsen was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Georg Almqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Keld Paulsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lars Steen hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. If Georg Almqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harry Andersson took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Keld Paulsen. Keld Paulsen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After having played for 71 minutes, Georg Almqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. No Gravity FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Georg Almqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Mathias Ludvigsen fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Denmark's protests and gave Mathias Ludvigsen a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Mathias Ludvigsen hit a great ball. Einar Uggla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Keld Paulsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Georg Almqvist in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The No Gravity FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Denmark had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.