Challenge

Lillhärdal
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. After 5 played minutes Lillhärdal BF got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Josefsson. Micah Macdonald recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 10 minutes Lillhärdal BF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Micah Macdonald who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to England's Caelan Hayes getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 12 minutes into the match, Lillhärdal BF's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Tony Ödman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 minutes of play, England's Micah Macdonald made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tony Ödman was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 17th minute, Xavier Gallagher made a precise shot to the right of Tony Ödman. Lillhärdal BF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Tony Ödman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 22nd minute of play. With 22 minutes on the clock, Kevin Josefsson commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lillhärdal BF! In the 23rd minute there was a penalty for England. Micah Macdonald stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tony Ödman. 0-3. Tony Ödman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kyle Cox's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Tony Ödman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 28th minute of play. Tony Ödman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caelan Hayes in the 30th minute of play. Tony Ödman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 30th minute of the match. Tony Ödman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Micah Macdonald in the 32nd minute of play. Tony Ödman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony Ödman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Micah Macdonald in the 39th minute of play. Kyle Cox recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tony Ödman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 43rd minute of play. When Sven-Erik Nyström fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lillhärdal BF's protests and gave Sven-Erik Nyström a yellow card for diving instead. Sven-Erik Nyström kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Lillhärdal BF's Tony Ödman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 49th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christian Östlund to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Lillhärdal BF got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Erik Nyström. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Issac Dawson took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Tony Ödman to make any attempt to save it. England's Kyle Cox was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 61st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The supporters of England booed when Lillhärdal BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Per-Åke Holmgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. 66 minutes into the game, England's Issac Dawson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tony Ödman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. 70 minutes into the match, Lillhärdal BF's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Tony Ödman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tony Ödman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony Ödman made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Issac Dawson sent off a good shot on target. Kyle Cox's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tony Ödman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Tony Ödman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Issac Dawson in the 78th minute. A collision led to Lillhärdal BF getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Nicklas Larsson hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Kyle Cox managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Kyle Cox was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tony Ödman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Micah Macdonald succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-8 in the 83rd playminute. In the 89th minute Issac Dawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Ödman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicklas Larsson hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Tony Ödman 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 93rd minute, Issac Dawson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tony Ödman was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. England played a much better game than Lillhärdal BF and deserved their victory. The Lillhärdal BF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.