Challenge

Stockholm Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexander Nilsson kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Sweden's goalkeeper Fisnik Fart, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fisnik Fart made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Edvin Lindkvist in the 7th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Djurgården IF's Ivo Van Houdtvinck got a free kick in the 8th minute. Du Chong Le took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Novak Djokovic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fisnik Fart made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mikolaj Siwek in the 12th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikolaj Siwek got free with Fisnik Fart in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 17 minutes into the match, U21 Sweden's goalkeeper Fisnik Fart had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mikolaj Siwek. Djurgården IF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arvin Ljungberg in the 19th minute. After 22 minutes of play, U21 Sweden's Novak Djokovic made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Du Chong Le was left in no man's land by his defense there! 25 minutes into the match, Novak Djokovic notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Djurgården IF's Du Chong Le. Du Chong Le was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Novak Djokovic scored 0-4 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Du Chong Le, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Du Chong Le stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Novak Djokovic's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Best Bro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Du Chong Le tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Du Chong Le stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Novak Djokovic's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustav Ahlrot got free with Fisnik Fart in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Du Chong Le made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Novak Djokovic in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Djurgården IF's goalkeeper Du Chong Le, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

After having played for 51 minutes, Novak Djokovic managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Sweden's supporters crossed their fingers, but Novak Djokovic was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to U21 Sweden getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Bruno Van Bombergen hit a great ball. U21 Sweden's Fisnik Fart played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Nilsson in the 58th minute of play. Du Chong Le was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Novak Djokovic capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Novak Djokovic really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Novak Djokovic scored 0-6 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Du Chong Le, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Sweden's Bosse Ba Loua was substituted for Don Frye. 73 minutes into the game, Novak Djokovic recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Du Chong Le. Novak Djokovic showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by Novak Djokovic in the 77th minute of play forced Djurgården IF's goalkeeper Du Chong Le to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Sweden's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arvin Ljungberg was slow to take the kick. During this time Djurgården IF's players had a chance to rest. Arvin Ljungberg made a great header on Djurgården IF's corner, it was just that U21 Sweden's Fisnik Fart managed to reach the ball for a save. Du Chong Le made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Novak Djokovic sent off a good shot on target. 88 minutes into the game, Dennis Esbjörnsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Sweden's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Djurgården IF the free kick. Dennis Esbjörnsson kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Du Chong Le made an important save on a dangerous shot by Novak Djokovic in the 90th minute. Fisnik Fart showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Edvin Lindkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. U21 Sweden had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.