Challenge

Billesholm
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kyle Davies started the match with the kick off. Troy Kennedy's late challenge caught a Billesholm's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Troy Kennedy helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th match minute, Curacao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Troy Kennedy to maneuver through the defense. Bruno Barrett was a little too slow when Adrian Bergqvist got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 19th minute Karl-Michael Åhlberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Barrett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Barrett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mark Holmgren in the 29th minute. Karl-Michael Åhlberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. A collision led to Curacao getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Harvey Doyle hit a great ball. In the 39th match minute, Curacao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rocco Owen to maneuver through the defense. The attack was good, but when Karl-Michael Åhlberg in the 40th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Michael Åhlberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Karl-Michael Åhlberg made the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Bergqvist came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59thth minute of the game Karl-Michael Åhlberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Curacao's Bruno Barrett was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Michael Åhlberg in the 66th minute of the match. Rocco Owen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Melker Barck kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Adrian Bergqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Barrett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mark Holmgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Åhlberg in the 78th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Karl-Michael Åhlberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruno Barrett was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 87th minute, Harvey Doyle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karl-Michael Åhlberg in the 89th 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. When the referee ended the match the Billesholm players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.