Challenge

Magic City
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sture Göransson kicked off to start the match. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. SJÖARED's Adrian Springfält played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 14th minute of play. With an all-out effort, SJÖARED's Jonathan Ferrant threw himself towards the right post 15 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sture Göransson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 16 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Patricio Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adrian Springfält narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Patricio Costa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezuela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sture Göransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Sture Göransson had several of the Venezuela's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 21 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Jonathan Ferrant as he didn't even see the shot coming. Karl-Oskar Lundberg hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. When SJÖARED's Sture Göransson in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Sture Göransson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sture Göransson in the 36th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Helge Gustafsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SJÖARED fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by SJÖARED's Sture Göransson. But to his dismay, Sture Göransson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Sture Göransson'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 57th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Roger Bålström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adrian Springfält 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 64th minute. In the 66th minute Sture Göransson 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sture Göransson in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gunnar Hellström in the 71st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Chicote to maneuver through the defense. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind SJÖARED's goalkeeper Adrian Springfält, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Gunnar Hellström managed to get in a good position for a shot. SJÖARED's supporters rose to their feet, but Gunnar Hellström 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. Helge Gustafsson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 86th minute of the game Roger Bålström made a throw-in which Ola Hansson played forward. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Ola Hansson 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. In the 92nd minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the game, SJÖARED's Isak Qvarnström 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, 6-1.