Challenge

Agunnaryd Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aaron Ramsdal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torbjörn Berg in the 18th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torbjörn Berg took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 28 minutes into the match, Torbjörn Berg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant, 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Torbjörn Berg in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 37 minutes, Eddie Hake mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elmtaryd Agunnaryd and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Elmtaryd Agunnaryd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eddie Hake didn't get a good kick on the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Elmtaryd Agunnaryd fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Berg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Torbjörn Berg made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Torbjörn Berg came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Martin Juračka got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Torbjörn Berg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's supporters rose to their feet, but Torbjörn Berg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Martin Juračka sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Aaron Ramsdal came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Venezuela's Tomas Illescas. But to his dismay, Tomas Illescas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Mrongowiusz Szczepanowski was substituted for Markus Nordström. Alex Chicote made in the 84th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Alex Chicote immediately put the ball in play. Torbjörn Berg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Torbjörn Berg took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Venezuela's Alex Chicote quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Eddie Hake, made in the 93rd minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Torbjörn Berg's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. In the 97th minute of the match Elmtaryd Agunnaryd got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bertil Göransson ran over to the corner to take the kick. When the referee ended the match the Elmtaryd Agunnaryd players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.