Challenge

Kurdiska Berget
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. Monty Rogers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 14th minute of the match, Fredric Hybbert 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. FC Kurdistan's Yin Yun Fan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marco Day in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. FC Kurdistan's Yin Yun Fan was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 16th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lars Sundström got free with Marco Day in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alaaddin Solskjær 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 23rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Keefer Carragher stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Keefer Carragher tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Fredric Hybbert managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Kurdistan's supporters rose to their feet, but Fredric Hybbert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Day breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lars Sundström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fredric Hybbert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Yin Yun Fan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fredric Hybbert in the 38th minute of the match. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Sundström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lars Sundström to make the kick off. FC Kurdistan were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Keefer Carragher took the corner. In the 60th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alaaddin Solskjær saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Sundström in the 64th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yin Yun Fan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Alaaddin Solskjær made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 69th minute of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elliot Nordgren in the 70th minute of the match. Elliot Nordgren scored 2-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Kurdistan's Jörgen Levander was substituted for Fredric Hybbert. If Ubaldo Ritchie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörgen Levander in the 89th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sam Campbell struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Alaaddin Solskjær didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. 94 minutes into the match, USA's Sam Campbell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alaaddin Solskjær narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Kurdistan had won after a very even match.