Challenge

Örgyte IS arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute Sledgehammer KO were awarded a corner. Askanios Kefalas went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Marcus Allbäck got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marcus Allbäck's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Marco Day skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Benny Bur 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 7th minute. Benny Bur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 9th minute of the match. Marcus Allbäck blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcus Allbäck's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Askanios Kefalas, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Sledgehammer KO's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Benny Bur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcus Allbäck. In the 21st minute of the match, Leonard Åhman tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marco Day saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sledgehammer KO's Benny Bur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 27th minute of play. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 28th minute. Jacob May was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 31st match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Mcdonald to maneuver through the defense. Benny Bur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Michael in the 36th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Leonard Åhman 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. After 43 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Edward Mcdonald. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antonio Michael to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Mcdonald got free with Benny Bur in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benny Bur made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. After 56 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sledgehammer KO! When the match had been going on for 58 minutes, USA's Cassius Byrne got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Benny Bur. Antonio Michael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Allbäck in the 66th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sledgehammer KO's zone, Cassius Byrne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benny Bur came out of the goal and Cassius Byrne tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sledgehammer KO's Benny Bur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Sledgehammer KO from getting a goal against them. Antonio Michael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Antonio Michael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Monty Rogers struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Benny Bur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. 83 minutes into the match, Khalid Parry notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Sledgehammer KO's Benny Bur. Benny Bur was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Benny Bur made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Jacob May sent off a good shot on target. Benny Bur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 93rd minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Jenson Smith got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Benny Bur quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Sledgehammer KO were awarded a corner in the 98th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rune Fanström took the corner. After taking down the ball on Sledgehammer KO's corner Rune Fanström fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. USA played a much better game than Sledgehammer KO and deserved their victory. The Sledgehammer KO players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.