Challenge

P. Strömberg Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Hjalmar Haegg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Monty Rogers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Hjalmar Haegg sent off a good shot on target. In the 10th 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. 13 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. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Hjalmar Haegg tried to sneak it across the goal line. 18 minutes into the game, Hjalmar Haegg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marco Day. Hjalmar Haegg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by PP Plessydask's Hjalmar Haegg. But to his dismay, Hjalmar Haegg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 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 37th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Babe Baadegaard. In the 44th minute of the match, Walery Absolwent got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marco Day was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Robbie Rullhøj was slow to take the kick. During this time PP Plessydask's players had a chance to rest. PP Plessydask's Robbie Rullhøj 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. 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 2-0.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Jan Abrahamsson in the 50th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Monty Rogers came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the USA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Monty Rogers couldn't finish the play. Robbie Rullhøj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd 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 Robbie Rullhøj in the 67th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Cassius Byrne 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. PP Plessydask's Jan Abrahamsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th minute, USA's Edward Mcdonald ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jan Abrahamsson. Jan Abrahamsson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. 79 minutes into the game, Sam Campbell recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jan Abrahamsson. Sam Campbell showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertil Lundberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Babe Baadegaard's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 86th minute of play forced PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Jan Abrahamsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jenson Smith in the 89th minute. A well done corner resulted in Zach Harrison drilling the ball in to score 2-3 behind PP Plessydask's goalkeeper. In the 92nd minute Bertil Lundberg 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 95th minute Bertil Lundberg 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. 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.