Challenge

The Big Cheese
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bengt Dalman took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Wollstonecraft Rockers's Andreas Maier got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Carl Siöberg kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, James Nicklin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Andreas Maier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 16 minutes, Karl-Erik Hermansson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ostens BK and the Wollstonecraft Rockers players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Ostens BK getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Karl-Erik Hermansson hit a great ball. When James Nicklin came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Wollstonecraft Rockers 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 James Nicklin couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, Ostens BK's Börje Spets dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Richard Saunders kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by James Nicklin during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ostens BK booed when Wollstonecraft Rockers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. James Nicklin didn't get a good kick on the ball. James Nicklin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fredrik Isaksson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Ian Bedford made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Sven-Oskar Olsson sent off a good shot on target. In the 35th match minute, Wollstonecraft Rockers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Saunders to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Oskar Olsson in the 37th minute of play forced Wollstonecraft Rockers's goalkeeper Ian Bedford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Scott Wheeler kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. James Nicklin struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Fredrik Isaksson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wollstonecraft Rockers. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

James Nicklin struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Fredrik Isaksson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wollstonecraft Rockers. Wollstonecraft Rockers's Ian Bedford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bengt Dalman in the 55th minute of play. A hard shot 58 in the game by James Nicklin from a close distance when the talented Fredrik Isaksson managed to make a qualified save. Ostens BK's players were relieved. James Nicklin hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, Sven-Oskar Olsson notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Wollstonecraft Rockers's Ian Bedford. Ian Bedford was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Börje Spets received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Ian Bedford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Karl-Erik Hermansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wollstonecraft Rockers's Ian Bedford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Oskar Olsson in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute of the match John Randall shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fredrik Isaksson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Niklas Norström fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ostens BK's protests and gave Niklas Norström a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th minute, Niklas Norström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Ostens BK's Fredrik Isaksson got control of the ball when James Nicklin tried to sneak it across the goal line. James Nicklin might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fredrik Isaksson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. James Nicklin ran back to his position shaking his head. For all the effort they put into the match, the Wollstonecraft Rockers players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ostens BK.