Challenge

Ekedalen Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. A collision led to Curacao getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Kyle Davies hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Anders Christiansen took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Bruno Barrett to make any attempt to save it. After 8 played minutes Ekedalen SK got a freekick which was hit by Anders Christiansen. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugur Bejenaru in the 11th minute of the match. Anders Christiansen took the ball and in the 12 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 2-0. After some careless play in the Curacao defense, Marcelo Afraga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. The Curacao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruno Barrett should have stopped the shot. Bruno Barrett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anders Christiansen went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Mugur Bejenaru might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruno Barrett. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mugur Bejenaru ran back to his position shaking his head. 27 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Mugur Bejenaru came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mugur Bejenaru received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bruno Barrett came out and tried to block the shot, but Mugur Bejenaru slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 28th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anders Christiansen got free with Bruno Barrett in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Egil Åhman struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Bruno Barrett didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ekedalen SK. Mugur Bejenaru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anders Christiansen in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Barrett prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Ekedalen SK's Tomas Nyström slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bruno Barrett. That made the score 6-0 after 38 minutes of play. Mugur Bejenaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mugur Bejenaru in the 42nd minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Tomas Nyström 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. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anders Christiansen, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mugur Bejenaru was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Tomas Nyström 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 8-0. Mugur Bejenaru scored 9-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bruno Barrett, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marcelo Afraga blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bruno Barrett having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Curacao's Rocco Owen got a free kick in the 62nd minute. If Rinus Israel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Curacao defense, Egil Åhman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. The Curacao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruno Barrett should have stopped the shot. If Mugur Bejenaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 74 minutes into the game, Ekedalen SK's Anders Christiansen 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, 11-0. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugur Bejenaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Claes Alström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bruno Barrett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mugur Bejenaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 12-0 when Mugur Bejenaru sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mugur Bejenaru in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. In the 93rd minute, Egil Åhman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ekedalen SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 13-0. Ekedalen SK walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.