Challenge

Zlatan Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Karl-Oskar Kinnman started the match with the kick off. Zlatan BK's Ellis Schenck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 3rd minute of play. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Padro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Zlatan BK's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Ellis Schenck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, Danell Mackiathan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zlatan BK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 12th minute of the match, Danell Mackiathan got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marco Day was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Zlatan BK were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Per Hägglund took the corner. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubaldo Padro, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danell Mackiathan in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Zlatan BK's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Ellis Schenck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Danell Mackiathan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Danell Mackiathan got free with Marco Day in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ubaldo Padro in the 32nd minute of play. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Padro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ellis Schenck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ellis Schenck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, USA's Edward Mcdonald sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ellis Schenck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cassius Byrne stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubaldo Padro, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute Danell Mackiathan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Oskar Kinnman, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danell Mackiathan in the 66th minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Skytt came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zlatan BK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Per Hägglund in the 75th minute. The corner ended in Per Hägglund almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but USA's Marco Day did a great save. Monty Rogers struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Ellis Schenck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. When Zlatan BK's Danell Mackiathan in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danell Mackiathan in the 88th minute of the match. Uygar Orhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Ellis Schenck made a huge save. In the 94th minute, Sam Campbell 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. USA's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Zlatan BK had won, even though USA had held more of the ball.