Challenge

Neverland Ranch
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sven-Arne Gustafsson kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Sven-Arne Gustafsson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Benito Sanz. The goal made the score 1-0. After 8 minutes FC Kurdish Warriors's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Tasis who took care of the corner kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niclas Hjälm got free with Benito Sanz in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wictor Hagström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Noboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Arne Gustafsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benito Sanz made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Niclas Hjälm sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Sven-Arne Gustafsson took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Benito Sanz to make any attempt to save it. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Christoffersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isac Christoffersson got free with Benito Sanz in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Lautaro Puig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sven-Arne Gustafsson scored 3-0 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa got a free kick in the 38th minute. Niclas Hjälm succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 4-0 in the 39th playminute. Sven-Arne Gustafsson succeeded in the game's 43rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 5-0. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isac Christoffersson in the 47th minute.

Eliseo Noboa might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wictor Hagström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eliseo Noboa ran back to his position shaking his head. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Christoffersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sven-Arne Gustafsson went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Arne Gustafsson in the 61st minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 66th minute by Lautaro Puig got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. FC Kurdish Warriors's Conny Andreasson was substituted for Isac Christoffersson. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niclas Hjälm in the 73rd minute of the match. After 74 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Axel Tasis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niclas Hjälm in the 78th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute FC Kurdish Warriors were awarded a corner. Anthon Svanér went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led FC Kurdish Warriors's Anthon Svanér to fire away a dangerous shot which Benito Sanz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. FC Kurdish Warriors's Niclas Hjälm got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ingvar Asmundsson in the 85th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Lautaro Puig fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Lautaro Puig a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC Kurdish Warriors booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lautaro Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Puig hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Costa Rica fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! Anthon Svanér shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After having played for 97 minutes, Sven-Arne Gustafsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Kurdish Warriors's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sven-Arne Gustafsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Kurdish Warriors fully deserved thier win.