Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kingpins's Rickard Lundgren 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. 西门 金 came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Brendan Leblanc could save by the left post. 6 minutes into the game, Chris Lindstrøm cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Di Bo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc got control of the ball when 西门 金 tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guo Ke Peng in the 18th minute of play forced U21 China's goalkeeper Di Bo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Rickard Lundgren came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Kingpins 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 Rickard Lundgren couldn't finish the play. Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 曲扬磊 in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 China's goalkeeper Di Bo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Guo Ke Peng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Di Bo was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 西门 金 who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 37thth minute tested the skills of Brendan Leblanc when he managed to save the team from getting behind. U21 China's Di Bo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guo Ke Peng in the 39th minute of play. 西门 金 scored 3-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Brendan Leblanc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kingpins's Karl Trulsson managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by 汪浩亦 in the 43 minute of the game. In the 44th minute, Rickard Lundgren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Di Bo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

汪浩亦 hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. After 52 played minutes U21 China got a freekick which was hit by 汪浩亦. U21 China's defense didn't have a chance, in the 57th minute, when Rickard Lundgren scored to the left of an out of position Di Bo, making the score, 3-3. After having played for 61 minutes, 西门 金 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 China's supporters crossed their fingers, but 西门 金 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Brendan Leblanc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 曲扬磊, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Rickard Lundgren who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Di Bo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Kingpins's Rickard Lundgren in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 China's goalie prevented a goal. Brendan Leblanc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 盛世 武磊 in the 68th minute of the match. Brendan Leblanc came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 China's 盛世 武磊. But to his dismay, 盛世 武磊 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. The throw-in from 汪浩亦 in the 71st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Kingpins's Karl Trulsson. Brendan Leblanc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 曲扬磊 went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-3 was the resulting score. Kingpins made a substitution. Elliot Wallin replaced Ove Ahlström. Di Bo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bo Kruuse in the 85th minute. Bo Kruuse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the match, U21 China's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Lindstrøm came free, but Di Bo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henning Strömqvist during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Kingpins's Henning Strömqvist got a free kick in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes into the game, Armin Trabucco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kingpins's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 China the free kick. In the 94th match minute, Kingpins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armin Trabucco to maneuver through the defense. When 曲扬磊 came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the U21 China 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 曲扬磊 couldn't finish the play. U21 China's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.