Challenge

Zlatan Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Martin Mutumba took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marcus Ekrot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danell Mackiathan in the 3rd minute. Zlatan BK were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Vykans Vikingar's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Per Hägglund took the corner. The corner ended in Per Hägglund almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot did a great save. In the 6th 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. Danell Mackiathan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Marcus Ekrot made a huge save. In the 11th minute Ubaldo Padro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Ekrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, Pan Guo Qian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcus Ekrot was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Marcus Ekrot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Padro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ubaldo Padro in the 23rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ubaldo Padro in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcus Ekrot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute, Ubaldo Padro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcus Ekrot. The goal made the score 2-0. 35 minutes into the match, Vykans Vikingar's goal looked a bit too open when Danell Mackiathan came free, but Marcus Ekrot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 35 minutes of play, Zlatan BK's Danell Mackiathan made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcus Ekrot was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zlatan BK's attentive Cesare Maestri managed to snatch the ball when Tage Glanselius made a throw-in in the 45th minute of the game. In the 48th minute of the match Vykans Vikingar got a corner. Zlatan BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jose Indalecio ran over to the corner to take the kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ubaldo Padro to make the kick off. Marcus Ekrot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Padro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ubaldo Padro in the 53rd minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pan Guo Qian in the 58th minute of play. Zlatan BK made a substitution. Albert Linberg replaced Cesare Maestri. Zlatan BK made a substitution. Tobias Tomasson replaced Mariusz Kloczko. In the 61st minute Zlatan BK were awarded a corner. Per Hägglund went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 62nd minute of the match Zlatan BK got a corner. Vykans Vikingar's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Per Hägglund ran over to the corner to take the kick. Karl-Oskar Kinnman kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Ellis Schenck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Mutumba. Ubaldo Padro took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcus Ekrot. Marcus Ekrot dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Ubaldo Padro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marcus Ekrot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Padro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Martin Mutumba made a precise shot to the right of Ellis Schenck. Zlatan BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Vykans Vikingar made a substitution. Bengt-Arne Haglund replaced Martin Mutumba. A throw-in in the 78th minute of the game was made by Tage Glanselius with Mats Hermansson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After having played for 81 minutes, Fernan Berart managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vykans Vikingar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernan Berart was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jose Indalecio's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ellis Schenck firmly grabbed it by the left post. Marcus Ekrot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubaldo Padro, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Ubaldo Padro scored 5-2 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcus Ekrot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pan Guo Qian in the 92nd minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, Zlatan BK could leave the field as winners, despite Vykans Vikingar having more of the ball for most of the match.