Challenge

Eko Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Fomac FK's Armando Paraibano 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. In the 3rd play minute Flóki Ólafsson came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. 1-0. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fomac FK's goalkeeper Erland Söderberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Armando Paraibano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 2-0 in the 10 minute of play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erland Söderberg having to interfere. After 17 minutes Fomac FK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomas Illescas who took care of the corner kick. Rikard Smefeldt might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rikard Smefeldt ran back to his position shaking his head. Venezuela's Jose Correa quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Robert Vollander, made in the 25th minute of the game. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fomac FK's goalie prevented a goal. In the 30th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erland Söderberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Armando Paraibano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fomac FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flóki Ólafsson in the 36th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flóki Ólafsson had several of the Venezuela's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 37 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 4-0 score and a disappointed Jonathan Ferrant as he didn't even see the shot coming. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Fomac FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Vollander didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Rikard Smefeldt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Rikard Smefeldt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Armando Paraibano 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flóki Ólafsson in the 59th minute of the match. If Rikard Smefeldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armando Paraibano might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Armando Paraibano ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 80th minute Peder Rolfsson 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 Venezuela getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Paraibano in the 81st minute of the match. 5-2 became the score in the 92nd minute when Armando Paraibano elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Robert Vollander got a throw-in 96 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Maxim Tâbârnã. The supporters of Fomac FK booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Illescas didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Fomac FK had played much better football throughout.