Challenge

Switzerland Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pelle Flinck took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the Switzerland defense, Pelle Flinck kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hias Nüssli. The Switzerland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hias Nüssli should have stopped the shot. Patrick Hedling's late challenge caught a Switzerland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patrick Hedling helped the player get up and apologised. After recieving a nice pass, Switzerland's Samuele Kunz tried to score from far away in the 10th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 12th minute, Pelle Flinck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute, one of Switzerland:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Switzerland. In the 21st minute Samuele Kunz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Bergstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samuele Kunz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dan Bergstedt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Jämjö IFK's Henning Bodin got a free kick in the 25th minute. A collision led to Switzerland getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Fridolin Neumeister hit a great ball. Olof Wennerström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hias Nüssli having to make a save. 30 minutes into the match, Jämjö IFK's Olof Wennerström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hias Nüssli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Henning Bodin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jämjö IFK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Jacinto Maurer scored to the left of an out of position Dan Bergstedt, making the score, 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Samuele Kunz made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Samuele Kunz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jämjö IFK's Dan Bergstedt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Switzerland's Timo Siegmund managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Henrik Almstedt in the 55 minute of the game. After having played for 59 minutes, Jacinto Maurer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Switzerland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacinto Maurer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Robin Hermansson's late challenge caught a Switzerland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robin Hermansson helped the player get up and apologised. After 63 played minutes Jämjö IFK got a freekick which was hit by Robin Hermansson. Jacinto Maurer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd 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 Pelle Flinck in the 77th minute of play forced Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Switzerland getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Jacinto Maurer hit a great ball. Jacinto Maurer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dan Bergstedt having to interfere. With his leg Hias Nüssli managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when Jämjö IFK's Pelle Flinck fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 90 minutes into the match, Jämjö IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Samuele Kunz came free, but Dan Bergstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th match minute, Switzerland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Maurer to maneuver through the defense. If Samuele Kunz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Although Switzerland had been in control for most of the match, Jämjö IFK still came away with the win.