Challenge

P. Strömberg Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, PP Plessydask's Yakut Deveci got a free kick in the 5th minute. Cassius Byrne shot a long shot in the 5th minute and a light blocked Jan Abrahamsson hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 0-1. In the 7th 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. Monty Rogers took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jan Abrahamsson. Jan Abrahamsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bertil Lundberg in the 16th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Babe Baadegaard notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of USA's Marco Day. Marco Day was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jan Abrahamsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Jan Abrahamsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Jan Abrahamsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Cassius Byrne managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA's supporters rose to their feet, but Cassius Byrne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan Abrahamsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of USA booed when PP Plessydask was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walery Absolwent didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zach Harrison recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cassius Byrne stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Hjalmar Haegg came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Jan Abrahamsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. In the 63rd minute Babe Baadegaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. PP Plessydask's Jan Abrahamsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save PP Plessydask from getting a goal against them. In the 65th minute, Babe Baadegaard ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. PP Plessydask's Palle Pottenstein was substituted for Hjalmar Haegg. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Monty Rogers took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Jan Abrahamsson to make any attempt to save it. Sam Campbell received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jan Abrahamsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Sam Campbell slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 73rd minute. With a little luck, PP Plessydask's Jan Abrahamsson got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Babe Baadegaard in the 80th minute of play. In the 83rd minute of the match, Sam Campbell got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jan Abrahamsson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 84th minute Babe Baadegaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Jenson Smith got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jan Abrahamsson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 95th minute Edgar Marques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute of the match PP Plessydask got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jerzy Penkalski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Edgar Marques was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 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.