Challenge

Arsenal FC
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Arsenal CF's Edgar Palmquist 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. After 3 minutes, Eloy Ferrando made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Yavuz Bal made in the 6th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Venezuela's Jose Correa. 10 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Palmquist came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Arsenal CF's Edgar Palmquist 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, 2-0. Arsenal CF's Amir Sianturi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 13th minute of play. Amir Sianturi came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Venezuela's Tomas Illescas. But to his dismay, Tomas Illescas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 16th minute, Eloy Ferrando ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. After 21 minutes, Yavuz Bal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arsenal CF and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. Yavuz Bal kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Arsenal CF's Eloy Ferrando got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Damm in the 28th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Yavuz Bal hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amir Sianturi having to interfere. After 35 played minutes Arsenal CF got a freekick which was hit by Yavuz Bal. In the 36th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yavuz Bal hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amir Sianturi. Arsenal CF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 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.

Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Damm in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Edgar Palmquist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arsenal CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Arsenal CF were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Greger Bergqvist took the corner. At last the ball reached Edgar Palmquist at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Venezuela. 5-1. After 68 played minutes Arsenal CF got a freekick which was hit by Joacim Nordlund. In the 73rd minute, Eloy Ferrando made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Amir Sianturi in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Etienne Dujardin hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 89thth minute, Amir Sianturi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Geovânio Munhoz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 94 minutes into the match, Edgar Palmquist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edgar Palmquist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.