Challenge

Girih-stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. André Fors received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but André Fors slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 4th minute. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ingvar Lindberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 9 minute of play. Gräskraft BK's 马棋凌 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 15th minute of play. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. 马棋凌 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the game, Pieter Eringa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Ingvar Lindberg got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 30th match minute, Gräskraft BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Erik Gudmundsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute Gräskraft BK were awarded a corner. Edwin Brogren went to the cornerflag to take it. After 41 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. Niklas Sundström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Niklas Sundström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gräskraft BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Niklas Sundström 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Pieter Eringa made the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the match, Gräskraft BK's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but 马棋凌 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Niklas Sundström came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pieter Eringa might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pieter Eringa ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niklas Sundström in the 70th minute of play. Gräskraft BK's André Fors got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, Kevin Hallam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 90th 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. André Fors sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Pieter Eringa 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. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Gräskraft BK had played much better football throughout.