Challenge

Stade Sylvio Cator
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jonathan Alphonse got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steffen Kullgren in the 4th minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haiti's Noel Seide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Ove Berggren in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Haiti's goal looked a bit too open when Steffen Kullgren came free, but Noel Seide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Haiti's goal looked a bit too open when Guto Alagoano came free, but Noel Seide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikael Billström hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 12th match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Claude Ulysse to maneuver through the defense. Haiti's attentive Rodney Emmanuel managed to snatch the ball when Leif Fagerberg made a throw-in in the 14th minute of the game. 17 minutes into the game, Stjärnblomster's Steffen Kullgren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Noel Seide made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Noel Seide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steffen Kullgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Steffen Kullgren scored 0-2 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Noel Seide, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Steffen Kullgren came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Stjärnblomster 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 Steffen Kullgren couldn't finish the play. Noel Seide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steffen Kullgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steffen Kullgren in the 39th minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Patrik Smefeldt made a precise shot to the right of Noel Seide. Haiti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After 46 played minutes Stjärnblomster got a freekick which was hit by Sten Bergren. After the first half Stjärnblomster were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Steffen Kullgren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Stjärnblomster's Patrik Smefeldt dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Steffen Kullgren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Noel Seide made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patrik Smefeldt in the 62nd minute. Stjärnblomster's Sten Bergren got his second yellow card of the match in the 70th minute. The referee ordered Sten Bergren off the ground. The supporters of Haiti booed when Stjärnblomster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sten Bergren didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abelardo Vallejos during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th match minute, Stjärnblomster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Vallejos to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Stjärnblomster's Abelardo Vallejos got a free kick in the 78th minute. Stjärnblomster's Tony Klint got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Tony Klint had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Noel Seide stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Steffen Kullgren's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Stjärnblomster played a much better game than Haiti and deserved their victory. The Haiti players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.