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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Stennäs FF getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Henning Lingren hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Stennäs FF's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Olov Strand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Olov Strand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Örjan Levanders short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Jonathan Ferrant to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Håkan Björklund in the 17th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 19th minute of play forced Stennäs FF's goalkeeper Olov Strand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Illescas kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Örjan Levander in the 21st minute. In the 22nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Håkan Björklund went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Stennäs FF's Håkan Björklund got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guillermo Mariano hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Henning Lingren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Håkan Björklund kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 44th minute by Håkan Björklund got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Örjan Levander took the ball and in the 44 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 2-0. 47 minutes into the match, Stennäs FF's Håkan Björklund sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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.

Örjan Levander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Stennäs FF made a substitution. Simon Barck replaced Henry Bergström. After a rather tough play, Stennäs FF's Örjan Levander got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute, Vilgot Lundberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 71 minutes, Andréas Rudberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stennäs FF and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Stennäs FF's Andréas Rudberg got a free kick in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the game, Stennäs FF's Örjan Levander nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 78th minute Håkan Björklund 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 Stennäs FF getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Herman Rosin hit a great ball. After 92 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Per-Åke Pålsson who took care of the corner kick. Per-Åke Pålsson made a great header on Stennäs FF's corner, it was just that Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant managed to reach the ball for a save. When Guillermo Mariano fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Guillermo Mariano a yellow card for diving instead. In the 93rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Håkan Björklund in the 96th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stennäs FF were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.