Challenge

Optical Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Omar Toledo got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute of the match Illusion FC got a corner. Spain's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Steevy Springfält ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Steevy Springfält almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Spain's Gabriel Ascaso did a great save. 8 minutes into the match, Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Steevy Springfält. In the 9th minute of the match Illusion FC got a corner. Spain's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Steevy Springfält ran over to the corner to take the kick. Illusion FC's Steevy Springfält was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gabriel Ascaso in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Illusion FC's Hayri Kainat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Rabellino in the 11th minute of play. Jon Cubero hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodion Cămătaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Hayri Kainat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Aranda in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodion Cămătaru in the 19th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodion Cămătaru struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Gabriel Ascaso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Illusion FC. Illusion FC's Ronny Mickelsson got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Illusion FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Steevy Springfält hit a great ball. Illusion FC's Hayri Kainat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 36th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Vicente Merino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute, Steevy Springfält 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. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rodion Cămătaru made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Steevy Springfält's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Ascaso was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Gabriel Ascaso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Steevy Springfält went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Fredrik Vennerkvist put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Vennerkvist in the 57th minute of play. In the 66th minute, David Aranda 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. Illusion FC made a substitution. Lars-Erik Carlsson replaced Yngve Ferm. Illusion FC made a substitution. Bengt-Arne Tillman replaced Jimmy Britz. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steevy Springfält in the 70th minute of play. Gabriel Ascaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Vennerkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Spain's Pau Herrero was substituted for David Aranda. At last the ball reached Jonathan Criado at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Illusion FC. 3-1. Matias Ferrandis hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the match, Fredrik Vennerkvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fredrik Vennerkvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. 88 minutes into the match, Illusion FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carles Cherro came free, but Hayri Kainat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Ruiz in the 90th minute of play forced Illusion FC's goalkeeper Hayri Kainat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Illusion FC's Hayri Kainat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Ruiz in the 93rd minute of play. Illusion FC's Hayri Kainat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Ruiz in the 93rd minute of play. In the 93rd match minute, Illusion FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronny Mickelsson to maneuver through the defense. Hayri Kainat stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pau Herrero's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, Illusion FC could leave the field as winners, despite Spain having more of the ball for most of the match.