Challenge

Nuka Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Jonny Sjöberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eliseo Noboa hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Jonny Sjöberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 10 minutes into the match, Jonny Sjöberg notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Costa Rica's Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In a very dangerous position, a player in Costa Rica fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! Jonny Sjöberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benito Sanz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. The throw-in from Hugo Ferrant in the 22nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Nuka Crazies's Ulf Bohlin. Jonny Sjöberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonny Sjöberg in the 25th minute. Nuka Crazies's Richard Dickson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Benito Sanz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jonny Sjöberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benito Sanz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Jonny Sjöberg sped through Costa Rica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Jonny Sjöberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jonny Sjöberg really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Axel Tasis to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Axel Tasis to maneuver through the defense. Jonny Sjöberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benito Sanz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. 60 minutes into the game, Nuka Crazies's Jonny Sjöberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benito Sanz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, Jonny Sjöberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and Jonny Sjöberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Nuka Crazies's Jonny Sjöberg. But to his dismay, Jonny Sjöberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nuka Crazies made a substitution. Hugo Julin replaced Karl-Johan Strömberg. Nuka Crazies's Magnus Runeberg was substituted for Jonny Sjöberg. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magnus Runeberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Nuka Crazies fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Nuka Crazies's Magnus Runeberg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Magnus Runeberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benito Sanz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Magnus Runeberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magnus Runeberg in the 93rd minute of the match. There was no doubt that Nuka Crazies were the better team. Nuka Crazies's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.