Challenge

Gazprom Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonathan Alphonse started the match with the kick off. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Nils-Erik Åkerberg advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-0 in the 8th minute. Philippe Ambroise fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robin Felin having to interfere. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Alexander Godholm shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 16th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Noel Seide but with some difficulty. Ernso Constant hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Robin Barck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Noel Seide was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. When Nils-Erik Åkerberg came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the FC Zenit Saint Petersburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nils-Erik Åkerberg couldn't finish the play. After 26 minutes of play, Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robin Felin was left in no man's land by his defense there! The throw-in from Anders Näver in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Haiti's Ernso Constant. In the 31st match minute, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fredrik Åström to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Esbjörn Juhlin hit a great ball. Haiti's Noel Seide proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Haiti from getting a goal against them. In the 45th minute of the game Anders Näver made a throw-in which Georg Stenquist played forward. 46 minutes into the match, Haiti's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Barck came free, but Noel Seide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Esbjörn Juhlin to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Jean Claude Ulysse was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Haiti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Zenit Saint Petersburg the free kick. Jean Claude Ulysse hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. 54 minutes into the match, Haiti's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Barck came free, but Noel Seide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fredrik Åström charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fredrik Åström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Fredrik Åström got a free kick in the 56th minute. Noel Seide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils-Erik Åkerberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Haiti's goal looked a bit too open when Esbjörn Juhlin came free, but Noel Seide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nils-Erik Åkerberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Ernso Constant fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haiti's protests and gave Ernso Constant a yellow card for diving instead. Ernso Constant hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonathan Alphonse during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Alphonse to maneuver through the defense. Noel Seide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils-Erik Åkerberg in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 74th minute Nils-Erik Åkerberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Anders Näver threw the ball into play from the sideline. Haiti's Jean Claude Ulysse quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils-Erik Åkerberg in the 81st minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute Robin Barck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Barck in the 85th minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noel Seide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esbjörn Juhlin in the 96th minute of the match. After 97 minutes of play FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Fredrik Åström was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Fredrik Åström hit a great ball. 98 minutes into the match, Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.