Challenge

Södra Sambastadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Cox made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Samba Fotboll U21's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Ivar Sjödin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aron Wennersten during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Samba Fotboll U21 getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Aron Wennersten hit a great ball. Samba Fotboll U21's Ivar Sjödin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 7th minute of play. Ivar Sjödin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Gallagher in the 8th minute of play. England's Kyle Cox got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ivar Sjödin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, Issac Dawson 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. Samba Fotboll U21's Ivar Sjödin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 23rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Kyle Cox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivar Sjödin was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Xavier Gallagher took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ivar Sjödin. Ivar Sjödin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. 30 minutes into the match, Micah Macdonald had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivar Sjödin. Samba Fotboll U21's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Micah Macdonald was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After a rather tough play, Samba Fotboll U21's Aron Wennersten got a free kick in the 35th minute. Ivar Sjödin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 36th minute of play. Ivar Sjödin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Kyle Cox left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The England fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Ivar Sjödin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 44th minute of the match. After 46 played minutes Samba Fotboll U21 got a freekick which was hit by Boris Wennerquist. In the 47th minute, Kyle Cox 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aron Wennersten was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Issac Dawson in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivar Sjödin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 54 minutes, Caelan Hayes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. England's supporters crossed their fingers, but Caelan Hayes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 55th minute of play forced Samba Fotboll U21's goalkeeper Ivar Sjödin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samba Fotboll U21's defense didn't have a chance, in the 57th minute, when Xavier Gallagher scored to the left of an out of position Ivar Sjödin, making the score, 0-6. In the 61st minute, England's Kyle Cox dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. 64 minutes into the match, Samba Fotboll U21's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Ivar Sjödin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivar Sjödin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Gallagher in the 65th minute of the match. Samba Fotboll U21's defense didn't have a chance, in the 68th minute, when Kyle Cox scored to the left of an out of position Ivar Sjödin, making the score, 0-8. In the 71st minute, Issac Dawson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivar Sjödin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. 75 minutes into the game, England's Kyle Cox nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivar Sjödin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. After 78th play minutes Kyle Cox shot 0-11, a short shot which went by Ivar Sjödin and just under the crossbar into goal. Micah Macdonald's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ivar Sjödin firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Micah Macdonald got free with Ivar Sjödin in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kyle Cox received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ivar Sjödin came out and tried to block the shot, but Kyle Cox slotted it home off the left post making it 0-12 in the 87th minute. Ivar Sjödin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. With his leg Ivar Sjödin managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when England's Issac Dawson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 95th minute of play forced Samba Fotboll U21's goalkeeper Ivar Sjödin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 96th minute by Micah Macdonald got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. England's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.