Challenge

Lillhärdal
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Lillhärdal BF's Uno Engman 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 7th minute of play forced Lillhärdal BF's goalkeeper Sixten Nordström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sixten Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 12th minute of play. Svanbjörn von den Berg'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 14th minute of play. Sixten Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 16th minute of play. After 20 played minutes Lillhärdal BF got a freekick which was hit by Torbjörn Sandberg. After 21 played minutes, England's Micah Macdonald shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sixten Nordström came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in England reached it. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Svanbjörn von den Berg in the 25th minute. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Svanbjörn von den Berg sent off a good shot on target. Lillhärdal BF's Sixten Nordström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micah Macdonald in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute Ture Larsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Leighton Davies hit a great ball. In the 34th minute Micah Macdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sixten Nordström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uno Engman might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Khalid Kennedy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Uno Engman ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Lillhärdal BF defense, Kyle Cox kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sixten Nordström. The Lillhärdal BF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sixten Nordström should have stopped the shot. After 43 played minutes Lillhärdal BF got a freekick which was hit by Torbjörn Sandberg. In the 45thth minute of the game Kyle Cox who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lillhärdal BF's Sixten Nordström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Sixten Nordström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Lillhärdal BF getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Ture Larsson hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svanbjörn von den Berg in the 64th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Karl-Erik Nordal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lillhärdal BF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixten Nordström having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Kyle Cox took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Sixten Nordström to make any attempt to save it. Micah Macdonald's late challenge caught a Lillhärdal BF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Micah Macdonald helped the player get up and apologised. After 86 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Micah Macdonald. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Svanbjörn von den Berg in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. In the 89th minute Uno Engman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute England were awarded a corner. Micah Macdonald went to the cornerflag to take it. The Lillhärdal BF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. England were clearly better and deserved to take the win.