Challenge

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ozan Heybetli took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Monty Rogers in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sixten Tunander prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Monty Rogers in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sixten Tunander saved FC Hammarby Sjöstad from getting behind. Sixten Tunander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 9th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sixten Tunander was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 16th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sixten Tunander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Jacob May left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 21 minutes into the match, Ozan Heybetli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ozan Heybetli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. FC Hammarby Sjöstad's Sixten Tunander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 30th minute of play. Diego Bradley got a throw-in 32 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Jenson Smith. 34 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ozan Heybetli. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Sixten Tunander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Raphael Moore kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cassius Byrne to strike the kick off in the second half. Sixten Tunander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 54th minute. A collision led to FC Hammarby Sjöstad getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Leon Ferfecki hit a great ball. In the 58th minute, FC Hammarby Sjöstad's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cassius Byrne fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After a rather tough play, FC Hammarby Sjöstad's Rafail Klenov got a free kick in the 60th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Mcdonald got free with Sixten Tunander in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 63rd minute of play forced FC Hammarby Sjöstad's goalkeeper Sixten Tunander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 minutes FC Hammarby Sjöstad'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. FC Hammarby Sjöstad's Sixten Tunander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save FC Hammarby Sjöstad from getting a goal against them. FC Hammarby Sjöstad's Greger von Opel was substituted for Rafail Klenov. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. When FC Hammarby Sjöstad's Ozan Heybetli in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. USA were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing FC Hammarby Sjöstad to leave the ground with a draw.