Federation Clash Challenge

Södertälje IP
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Clayton Gol kicked off to start the match. Rikard Wolff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Yahia van der Saar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Södertälje's goalkeeper Jack Glanselius, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Clayton Gol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rikard Wolff in the 7th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thodoris Tassoulis in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jack Glanselius saved Real Södertälje from getting behind. Sheriff's Thodoris Tassoulis got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Birger Hedberg came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Real Södertälje 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 Birger Hedberg couldn't finish the play. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Birger Hedberg in the 28th minute of the match. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rikard Wolff in the 28th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sheriff's zone, Rikard Wolff stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yahia van der Saar came out of the goal and Rikard Wolff tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Gol in the 35th minute of play forced Real Södertälje's goalkeeper Jack Glanselius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rikard Wolff in the 38th minute of play. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rikard Wolff in the 38th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Real Södertälje's James Batistuta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Yahia van der Saar. Yahia van der Saar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Birger Hedberg to strike the kick off in the second half. Yahia van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rikard Wolff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Birger Hedberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yahia van der Saar was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. The corner ended in Reynaldo Cerezo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar did a great save. After having played for 56 minutes, Clayton Gol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sheriff's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clayton Gol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Real Södertälje made a substitution. Markus Svensson replaced Birger Hedberg. Real Södertälje's Ludomil Kluska was substituted for James Batistuta. Real Södertälje's Urki Regalado was substituted for Rikard Wolff. 60 minutes into the match, Thodoris Tassoulis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jack Glanselius, 1-1. Sheriff made a substitution. Savas Zaradoukas replaced Dragoş Bălace. After 70 minutes, Markus Svensson made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Urki Regalado fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Södertälje's protests and gave Urki Regalado a yellow card for diving instead. Urki Regalado kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Real Södertälje's goalkeeper Jack Glanselius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Clayton Gol. Yahia van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markus Svensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Giannis Polizos took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Jack Glanselius to make any attempt to save it. Markus Svensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markus Svensson in the 92nd minute of the match. Clayton Gol in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jack Glanselius, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Real Södertälje players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.