Federation Clash Challenge

Södertälje IP
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 8 minutes into the game, James Batistuta recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Yahia van der Saar. James Batistuta showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Guillaume Waeberghe kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Gol in the 11th minute of play forced Real Södertälje's goalkeeper Jack Glanselius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Birger Hedberg got free with Yahia van der Saar in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birger Hedberg in the 17th minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Yahia van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 20 minutes, Rikard Wolff made it 2-0 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. Yahia van der Saar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rikard Wolff's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Jack Glanselius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clayton Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Yahia van der Saar successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 37 minutes into the game, Birger Hedberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Yahia van der Saar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A throw-in in the 41st minute of the game was made by Guillaume Waeberghe with Reynaldo Cerezo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Batistuta in the 42nd minute of the match. Sheriff's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Natalio Dominguez in the 46th minute. Sheriff's Natalio Dominguez was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jack Glanselius in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.

After a rather tough play, Sheriff's Cristiano Cordone got a free kick in the 57th minute. Real Södertälje's Markus Svensson was substituted for Birger Hedberg. A collision led to Sheriff getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Cristiano Cordone hit a great ball. The supporters of Sheriff booed when Real Södertälje was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conny Komen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sheriff made a substitution. Savas Zaradoukas replaced Dragoş Bălace. Sheriff made a substitution. Anastasios Machlas replaced Thodoris Tassoulis. The supporters of Sheriff booed when Real Södertälje was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conny Komen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Real Södertälje's zone, Savas Zaradoukas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jack Glanselius came out of the goal and Savas Zaradoukas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clayton Gol got free with Jack Glanselius in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sheriff's goalkeeper Yahia van der Saar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sheriff's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Reynaldo Cerezo was slow to take the kick. During this time Real Södertälje's players had a chance to rest. Markus Svensson might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yahia van der Saar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Markus Svensson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 76th minute Markus Svensson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yahia van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Markus Svensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 90 minutes into the match, Markus Svensson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yahia van der Saar. Sheriff's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Markus Svensson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markus Svensson in the 93rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Markus Svensson in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yahia van der Saar saved Sheriff from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Markus Svensson in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yahia van der Saar saved Sheriff from getting behind. Real Södertälje were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sheriff for a fine match.