Challenge

Stade Sylvio Cator
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonathan Alphonse took the kick off in the first half of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Haiti's goal looked a bit too open when Helge Brun came free, but Noel Seide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute, Åke Ekelund ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Noel Seide was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Eleven Nation Army's Åke Ekelund got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Helge Brun in the 16th minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Åke Ekelund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Noel Seide. Haiti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Åke Ekelund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Noel Seide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Högström, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Viggo Lundkvist sped through Haiti's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Noel Seide. Hubert Siöberg took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Noel Seide. Noel Seide dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. After some careless play in the Haiti defense, Olof Högström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Noel Seide. The Haiti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Noel Seide should have stopped the shot. Haiti's Noel Seide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubert Siöberg in the 34th minute of play. Noel Seide stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Åke Ekelund's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Helge Brun took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Noel Seide. Noel Seide dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Ekelund in the 39th minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noel Seide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Helge Brun, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Noel Seide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viggo Lundkvist in the 45th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-10.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Helge Brun to make the kick off. The supporters of Eleven Nation Army booed when Haiti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saint Jean Pierre didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Åke Ekelund kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Noel Seide. That made the score 0-12 in the 54 minute of play. Noel Seide came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Eleven Nation Army's Åke Ekelund. But to his dismay, Åke Ekelund quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-13. With his leg Noel Seide managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Eleven Nation Army's Helge Brun fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Haiti's zone, Olof Högström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Noel Seide came out of the goal and Olof Högström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, Eleven Nation Army's Noel Seide threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Viggo Lundkvist, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 68 minutes into the game, Åke Ekelund cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-14. Noel Seide was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Haiti booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Åke Ekelund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Helge Brun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Noel Seide made a huge save. In the 74th minute of the match, Hubert Siöberg got a very nice opportunity to score, but Noel Seide was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Noel Seide didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Viggo Lundkvist went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-15 was the resulting score. In the 82nd minute, Åke Ekelund ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Noel Seide was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-16. 86 minutes into the game, Eleven Nation Army's Viggo Lundkvist nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Noel Seide made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-17. After 90 played minutes Haiti got a freekick which was hit by Saint Jean Pierre. The crowd rose to their feet as Helge Brun kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Noel Seide. That made the score 0-18 in the 91 minute of play. Noel Seide made an important save on a dangerous shot by Helge Brun in the 96th minute.