Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Novak Djokovic took the kick off in the first half of the match. Best Bro in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcus Ekrot, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Novak Djokovic in the 6th minute of play. After 14 played minutes Vykans Vikingar got a freekick which was hit by Bengt-Arne Haglund. Martin Mutumba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Fisnik Fart tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute, Martin Mutumba made a precise shot to the right of Fisnik Fart. U21 Sweden's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 22nd minute of the match Fernan Berart shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fisnik Fart showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Novak Djokovic recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bruno Van Bombergen kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Fisnik Fart showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Trancoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henning Skager in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Best Bro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vykans Vikingar's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fernan Berart in the 39th minute. 41 minutes into the game, Jose Indalecio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Fisnik Fart was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 Sweden's Dennis Esbjörnsson managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Börje Stål in the 47 minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bengt-Arne Haglund to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Novak Djokovic in the 50th minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Sweden's Dennis Esbjörnsson quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Börje Stål, made in the 53rd minute of the game. Novak Djokovic recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leonardo Trancoso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Fisnik Fart made a huge save. U21 Sweden's Dennis Esbjörnsson managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Börje Stål in the 60 minute of the game. U21 Sweden's Fisnik Fart played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Mutumba in the 63rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Martin Mutumba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fisnik Fart was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 64th minute, Nicola van Bommel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, U21 Sweden's Nicola van Bommel got a free kick in the 68th minute. Fernan Berart's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fisnik Fart read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Fisnik Fart made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonardo Trancoso in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, Vykans Vikingar's goal looked a bit too open when Novak Djokovic came free, but Marcus Ekrot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Novak Djokovic struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Marcus Ekrot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Sweden. Vykans Vikingar made a substitution. Abdi Revis replaced Martin Mutumba. Marcus Ekrot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Best Bro in the 78th minute of play. Marcus Ekrot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Novak Djokovic in the 79th minute of the match. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vykans Vikingar's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexander Milošević was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Sweden's players had a chance to rest. The corner led U21 Sweden's Alexander Milošević to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcus Ekrot despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Marcus Ekrot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Novak Djokovic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to U21 Sweden getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Nicola van Bommel hit a great ball. In the 94th minute of the match, Fernan Berart sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Fisnik Fart showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. 96 minutes into the match, Novak Djokovic had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcus Ekrot. Vykans Vikingar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Novak Djokovic was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. When the match was over Vykans Vikingar could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than U21 Sweden throughout the match.