Challenge

P. Strömberg Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. After 6 minutes PP Plessydask'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. A nice corner shot did that Jacob May got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jan Abrahamsson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 7th minute of the match, Bertil Lundberg 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. 12 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Jan Abrahamsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Bertil Lundberg came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the PP Plessydask fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bertil Lundberg couldn't finish the play. 21 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Jan Abrahamsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When PP Plessydask's Babe Baadegaard in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jerzy Penkalski was slow to take the kick. During this time PP Plessydask's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Jerzy Penkalski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jan Abrahamsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, USA's Edward Mcdonald nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jan Abrahamsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 42nd minute, Babe Baadegaard made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 48 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Babe Baadegaard came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Cassius Byrne's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jan Abrahamsson firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jan Abrahamsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zach Harrison, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute USA were awarded a corner. Cassius Byrne went to the cornerflag to take it. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Monty Rogers sped through PP Plessydask's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jan Abrahamsson. PP Plessydask's Edgar Marques was substituted for Bertil Lundberg. PP Plessydask made a substitution. Palle Pottenstein replaced Hjalmar Haegg. In the 66th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Abrahamsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yakut Deveci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Jan Abrahamsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 73rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Palle Pottenstein in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Day prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 76th minute of the match, Monty Rogers tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jan Abrahamsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Palle Pottenstein in the 81st minute of the match. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Palle Pottenstein in the 82nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with Jan Abrahamsson in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86thth minute of the game Babe Baadegaard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpected shot in the 88th minute by Zach Harrison got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 90 minutes into the game, Koby Fletcher was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. USA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PP Plessydask the free kick. In the 90th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Koby Fletcher to maneuver through the defense. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerzy Penkalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. USA were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after PP Plessydask's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jenson Smith took the corner. Jenson Smith made a great header on USA's corner, it was just that PP Plessydask's Jan Abrahamsson managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 98th minute PP Plessydask were awarded a corner. Jerzy Penkalski went to the cornerflag to take it. Sungur Tekin hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. USA played a much better game than PP Plessydask and deserved their victory. The PP Plessydask players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.