Challenge

Devils Playground
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. Wiktor Wallander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Gottfrid Stenman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wiktor Wallander having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Åke Jansson. 14 minutes into the game, Hans Nordström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zero Hedge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. A collision led to Zero Hedge getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Hans Nordström hit a great ball. In the 15th minute of the match Tomas Illescas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wiktor Wallander showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Wiktor Wallander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 28th minute of the match. Wiktor Wallander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute Gottfrid Stenman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Joshua Secada hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gottfrid Stenman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Åke Jansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Åke Jansson was the one to do the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Åke Jansson in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Åke Jansson 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Jansson in the 60th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Gottfrid Stenman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Åke Jansson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert got a free kick in the 80th minute. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Gottfrid Stenman sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. In the 85thth minute of the game Åke Jansson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Åke Jansson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. Nils Eliasson hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Zero Hedge's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.