Challenge

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kyle Davies got the match started through his kick off. Anders Svensson kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anders Svensson in the 6th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Forssberg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bruno Barrett. Curacao's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Brothers of Mercy's Svante Pihlgren. But to his dismay, Svante Pihlgren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 15th minute, Svante Pihlgren made a precise shot to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Svante Pihlgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brothers of Mercy's supporters rose to their feet, but Svante Pihlgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Barrett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Svante Pihlgren took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Bruno Barrett to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marko Norström got free with Bruno Barrett in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rocco Owen hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 45th play minute Marko Norström came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Bruno Barrett. 7-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 7-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Svante Pihlgren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Svante Pihlgren in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svante Pihlgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Svante Pihlgren succeeded in the game's 57th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 8-0. In the 61st minute, Svante Pihlgren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bruno Barrett was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-0. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svante Pihlgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Hjalmar Brodin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Svante Pihlgren took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. 82 minutes into the game, Brothers of Mercy's Svante Pihlgren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Barrett made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 12-0. Bruno Barrett stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Svante Pihlgren's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Hjalmar Brodin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Hjalmar Brodin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Svante Pihlgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno Barrett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mikael Åkesson went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 13-0 was the resulting score. Brothers of Mercy's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.