Challenge

Imperium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Divide et impera's Kennet Albäck started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Olof Hääger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Rodney Emmanuel fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haiti's protests and gave Rodney Emmanuel a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th minute, one of Haiti:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Haiti. Hugo Carlsson hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After 12 played minutes Divide et impera got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Forsberg. Aaron Forsberg kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. The throw-in from Olof Hääger in the 23rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Haiti's Jean Claude Ulysse. Haiti's Noel Seide proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Haiti from getting a goal against them. In the 32nd minute, Jonathan Alphonse left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Haiti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The throw-in from Olof Hääger in the 36th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Haiti's Jean Claude Ulysse. In the 37th minute, Hugo Carlsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Haiti booed when Divide et impera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Carlsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Philippe Ambroise received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Helge Emander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Carlsson charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hugo Carlsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 45 minutes into the match, Kennet Albäck dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Noel Seide, 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Jonathan Alphonse made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kennet Albäck in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Noel Seide prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Divide et impera's zone, Ernso Constant stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Helge Emander came out of the goal and Ernso Constant tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A throw-in in the 59th minute of the game was made by Samuel Forss with Alfons Nyman as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 62 minutes into the match, Kennet Albäck 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 Kennet Albäck was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. A hard shot 68 in the game by Jonathan Alphonse from a close distance when the talented Helge Emander managed to make a qualified save. Divide et impera's players were relieved. After some careless play in the Divide et impera defense, Jonathan Alphonse kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Helge Emander. The Divide et impera fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Helge Emander should have stopped the shot. 74 minutes into the match, Divide et impera's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Alphonse came free, but Helge Emander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute, Samuel Forss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Haiti defense, Kennet Albäck 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. After a defensive mix-up in Divide et impera's zone, Ernso Constant stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Helge Emander came out of the goal and Ernso Constant tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th minute Kennet Albäck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alfons Nyman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Noel Seide was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. The throw-in from Samuel Forss in the 94th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Haiti's Rodney Emmanuel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvid Böcklund in the 96th minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Haiti players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Divide et impera.