Challenge

Expressen Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Max Ahlroth took the kick off in the first half of the match. Elliot Wallengren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 4th minute of the match. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute, Birger Forssberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Team North Invest's Elliot Wallengren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 16th minute of play. Elliot Wallengren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 18th minute of the match. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Max Ahlroth tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 22 minutes, Caelan Hayes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the England and the Team North Invest players grew even worse after the yellow card. Caelan Hayes hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute of the match Thomas Wahlström sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Khalid Kennedy skillfully saved the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Team North Invest's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elliot Wallengren came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Team North Invest's Elliot Wallengren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 28th minute of play. When Thomas Wahlström fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Team North Invest's protests and gave Thomas Wahlström a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st minute, Thomas Wahlström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Micah Macdonald recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th 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, England's Kyle Cox sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elliot Wallengren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Team North Invest's Jens-Erik Lundin. But to his dismay, Jens-Erik Lundin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Team North Invest made a substitution. Jonas Gallin replaced Max Ahlroth. Team North Invest's Jens Lindmark was substituted for Nils-Åke Holmberg. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kyle Cox made a kick off. After 53 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Caelan Hayes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens Lindmark in the 54th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Micah Macdonald's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elliot Wallengren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. In the 65th minute, Patrick Ivarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the game, Micah Macdonald cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Elliot Wallengren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Gallin in the 85th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kyle Cox might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elliot Wallengren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kyle Cox ran back to his position shaking his head. With splendid footwork Kyle Cox arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-5 by the left pole in the game's 89th minute. Seth Young hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Gallin in the 93rd minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Ivarsson kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Team North Invest's goalkeeper Elliot Wallengren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Micah Macdonald. A hard shot by Micah Macdonald from long distance, 100 minutes into the match, got Elliot Wallengren's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When the final whistle sounded England left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Team North Invest.