Challenge

Austria Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pelle Flinck kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Austria's Leonhard Maier got a free kick in the 11th minute. If Fabio Schneider had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonas Nalder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Dan Bergstedt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Fabio Schneider managed to get in a good position for a shot. Austria's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabio Schneider was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dan Bergstedt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sandro Galishoff hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Jämjö IFK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Sandro Galishoff fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Calle Gregersson made in the 26th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Henning Bodin immediately put the ball in play. If Pelle Flinck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sandro Galishoff recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 43 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Pelle Flinck came free, but Fabio Auer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabio Auer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pelle Flinck's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Dan Bergstedt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sandro Galishoff went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 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 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sandro Galishoff made a kick off. 62 minutes into the game, Leonhard Maier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Austria's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jämjö IFK the free kick. 64 minutes into the match, Austria's Fabio Schneider sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dan Bergstedt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Pelle Flinck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonas Nalder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Dan Bergstedt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabio Auer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pelle Flinck in the 83rd minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Jämjö IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Schneider came free, but Dan Bergstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Austria's Sandro Galishoff suffered a concussion after 93 minutes and had to leave the field. 94 minutes into the game, Ludwig Waller was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jämjö IFK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Austria the free kick. Austria made a substitution. Julian Habeler replaced Sandro Galishoff. In the 93rd minute, one of Jämjö IFK: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 Jämjö IFK. Jämjö IFK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.