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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zebastian Palmkvist kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bill Fitzpatrick in the 5th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Ferdi Kadıoğlu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC NILS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. After 7 played minutes FC NILS got a freekick which was hit by Ferdi Kadıoğlu. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 19th minute of play forced FC NILS's goalkeeper Åke Utter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zebastian Palmkvist showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. Håkan Löfgren kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. FC NILS's Zebastian Palmkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zebastian Palmkvist. Bill Fitzpatrick succeeded in the game's 38th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 41st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Zebastian Palmkvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Zebastian Palmkvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Åke Utter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the game, Patricio Costa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC NILS the free kick. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes FC NILS got a freekick which was hit by Ferdi Kadıoğlu. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by FC NILS's Zebastian Palmkvist. But to his dismay, Zebastian Palmkvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Bill Fitzpatrick 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. FC NILS's Pol Putov was substituted for Merry Christmann. FC NILS's Filip Örtlund was substituted for Bill Fitzpatrick. A collision led to FC NILS getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Håkan Löfgren hit a great ball. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Åke Utter made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Åke Utter saved FC NILS from getting behind. After having played for 84 minutes, Filip Örtlund managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC NILS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filip Örtlund was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zebastian Palmkvist in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. In the 88th minute Zebastian Palmkvist 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 90thth minute of the game Filip Örtlund 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. Jonathan Venegas's late challenge caught a FC NILS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonathan Venegas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Venegas to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. When FC NILS's Filip Örtlund in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got his second yellow card of the match in the 96th minute. The referee ordered Jonathan Venegas off the ground. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC NILS had won after a very even match.