Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute, Ola Håkansson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Pär Rudqvist could shoot a difficult shot in the 9th minute, which Jonathan Ferrant however easily saved by the left post. Valter Wallgren 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 12th minute. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Woopbongo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. You Qing Wen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ola Håkansson in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Ola Håkansson 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 25th minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 26 minutes, Ola Håkansson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Woopbongo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ola Håkansson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pär Rudqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pär Rudqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Woopbongo's Pär Rudqvist got a free kick in the 29th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ola Håkansson in the 33rd minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgar Albohm in the 36th minute. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Ola Håkansson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Woopbongo's supporters rose to their feet, but Ola Håkansson 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. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ola Håkansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 44 played minutes Woopbongo got a freekick which was hit by Rutger Billberg. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ola Håkansson to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Woopbongo getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Pär Rudqvist hit a great ball. Valter Wallgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Costa in the 55th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ola Håkansson in the 58th minute of play. When Guillermo Mariano fell near the penalty area in the 62nd 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. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Guillermo Mariano hit a great ball. Camilo Gaos charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Camilo Gaos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 80 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Ola Håkansson took the ball and in the 82 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 3-0. After 90 played minutes Woopbongo got a freekick which was hit by Mats Gerdberg. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 96th minute. Ola Håkansson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Woopbongo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.