Challenge

City Network Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) USA's Cassius Byrne started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Hallands Riviera's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Alex Svanberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hallands Riviera's Alex Svanberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 6th minute of play. Monty Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Svanberg having to interfere. Alex Svanberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Hallands Riviera's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Alex Svanberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hallands Riviera's Alex Svanberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 18th minute of play forced Hallands Riviera's goalkeeper Alex Svanberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Ivan Malmgren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hallands Riviera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Ivan Malmgren sent off a good shot on target. Ivan Malmgren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alex Svanberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monty Rogers 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. After 42 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Jacob May. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Ivan Malmgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Ivan Malmgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hallands Riviera's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Malmgren 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. Hallands Riviera's Igor Daim was substituted for Adnan Kultigin. Hallands Riviera's George Alkvist was substituted for Kong Feng. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for George Alkvist to strike the kick off in the second half. If George Alkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alex Svanberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 57th minute. Monty Rogers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Alex Svanberg made a huge save. Cassius Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Qi Yao Ping was slow to take the kick. During this time Hallands Riviera's players had a chance to rest. Hallands Riviera's Qi Yao Ping 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. 74 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when George Alkvist came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex Svanberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute of the match, Monty Rogers tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alex Svanberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to Hallands Riviera getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Qi Yao Ping hit a great ball. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. A collision led to Hallands Riviera getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Qi Yao Ping hit a great ball. Marco Baker kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Hallands Riviera's Kent Browall. But to his dismay, Kent Browall quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Alex Svanberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 87th minute of the match. In the 95th minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Svanberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Baker blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alex Svanberg having to make a save. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Hallands Riviera were victorious despite being under pressure from USA for much of the match.