Challenge

P. Strömberg Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hjalmar Haegg kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's Bertil Lundberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 10th minute of play forced PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Jan Abrahamsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Babe Baadegaard in the 11th minute of the match. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hjalmar Haegg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Jan Abrahamsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bertil Lundberg. Bertil Lundberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hjalmar Haegg in the 34th minute. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Bertil Lundberg sent off a good shot on target. In the 37th 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. 43 minutes into the match, Edward Mcdonald notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of PP Plessydask's Jan Abrahamsson. Jan Abrahamsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

With a little luck, PP Plessydask's Jan Abrahamsson got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jan Abrahamsson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cassius Byrne showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 53 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as USA's Cassius Byrne slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jan Abrahamsson. That made the score 0-3 after 61 minutes of play. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by PP Plessydask's Edgar Marques. But to his dismay, Edgar Marques quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Babe Baadegaard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Marques in the 77th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Palle Pottenstein notched a goal, 2-3, 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. 86 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Campbell came free, but Jan Abrahamsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Abrahamsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalid Parry, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Khalid Parrys short, quick shot in the 91stth minute got Jan Abrahamsson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jan Abrahamsson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sam Campbell showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 93 minute of play. The PP Plessydask fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.