Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) England's Kyle Cox 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. 4 minutes into the game, Issac Dawson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Sven-Oskar Andreasson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, England's Caelan Hayes got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 7th match minute, AIK FOTBOLL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille to maneuver through the defense. Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Khalid Kennedy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Eddie Willis hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in England's zone, Alvin Bergfelt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal and Alvin Bergfelt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, AIK FOTBOLL's Sven-Oskar Andreasson got control of the ball when Kyle Cox tried to sneak it across the goal line. AIK FOTBOLL's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Kyle Cox scored to the left of an out of position Sven-Oskar Andreasson, making the score, 2-0. In the 23rd minute, Quinn Holmes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdemar Tomasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Georg Termander in the 33rd minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes in the game, Kyle Cox fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Sven-Oskar Andreasson having to interfere. When Mao Hai Zhen fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AIK FOTBOLL's protests and gave Mao Hai Zhen a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of England booed when AIK FOTBOLL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mao Hai Zhen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute Micah Macdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Oskar Andreasson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Issac Dawson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sven-Oskar Andreasson. That made the score 3-0 in the 45 minute of play. In the 47th minute, Georg Termander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valdemar Tomasson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of England booed when AIK FOTBOLL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille didn't get a good kick on the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sven-Oskar Andreasson. AIK FOTBOLL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kyle Cox was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. After 55 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Quinn Holmes. AIK FOTBOLL made a substitution. Åke Pil replaced Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Quinn Holmes hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Åke Pil put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Khalid Kennedy. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Åke Pil in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. Micah Macdonald struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Sven-Oskar Andreasson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. After 72 played minutes AIK FOTBOLL got a freekick which was hit by Alvin Bergfelt. Georg Termander hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, England's Quinn Holmes got a free kick in the 80th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Åke Pil kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Khalid Kennedy. That made the score 4-2 in the 82 minute of play. After a rather tough play, AIK FOTBOLL's Bernardo Cuadrado got a free kick in the 85th minute. The supporters of England booed when AIK FOTBOLL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blagojče Michalashvili didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ian Clementsson got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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. England fully deserved thier win.