Challenge

Frostaparken
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Luka Fredlund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 2nd minute of the game. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Axel Bäck sent off a good shot on target. Frosta Härad IF's Hans-Werner Hansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Frosta Härad IF's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Hans-Werner Hansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 9 minutes Frosta Härad IF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassius Byrne who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to USA's Diego Bradley getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After 13 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Zach Harrison. 14 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yao Qing Peng. 16 minutes into the match, Frosta Härad IF's goal looked a bit too open when Jenson Smith came free, but Hans-Werner Hansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of USA booed when Frosta Härad IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Renzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hans-Werner Hansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 28th minute of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Bot in the 33rd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Facundo Bot dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marco Day, 1-0. The supporters of USA booed when Frosta Härad IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdemar Wallin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cassius Byrne took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hans-Werner Hansson. Frosta Härad IF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Frosta Härad IF's goal looked a bit too open when Jacob May came free, but Hans-Werner Hansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cassius Byrne kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th match minute, Frosta Härad IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Axel Bäck to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute, Monty Rogers left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 47th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Bradley to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Facundo Bot stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luka Fredlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Bot in the 53rd minute of play. Frosta Härad IF's Hans-Werner Hansson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Frosta Härad IF from getting a goal against them. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Bot, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luka Fredlund was slow to take the kick. During this time Frosta Härad IF's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Yao Qing Peng got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 61 minutes into the game, Yao Qing Peng cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 67 played minutes Frosta Härad IF got a freekick which was hit by Krister Bergdal. In the 68th minute, Krister Bergdal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hans-Werner Hansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Facundo Bot 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. Many of USA's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. USA may have spent more time on the ball, but Frosta Härad IF were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.