Challenge

Xtra Advantage
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nils Eklund started the match with the kick off. Ludwig Fransson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 5th minute of the match. Morgan Martinsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. Karl-Oskar Odman, 16 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Morgan Martinsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Tomas Illescas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Team Xtra personell's goalie prevented a goal. Morgan Martinsson kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Team Xtra personell's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Ludwig Fransson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 minutes, Rigoberto Mina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Team Xtra personell players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Ludwig Fransson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Tomas Illescas made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludwig Fransson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niclas Blom in the 54th minute of play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 62 minutes, Nils Eklund made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jens Mikaelsson kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Team Xtra personell's Nils Eklund sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a free kick in the 70th minute. If Nils Eklund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Team Xtra personell's goalkeeper Ludwig Fransson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 77th minute Morgan Martinsson 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. The audience was convinced that Nils Eklund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Jens Mikaelsson's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jens Mikaelsson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd match minute, Team Xtra personell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens Mikaelsson to maneuver through the defense. Morgan Martinsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nils Eklund went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Team Xtra personell's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.