Challenge

Holy Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Stig-Åke Ljungberg was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 4th minute. Catholic Church's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 9 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. Henry Kristiansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Catholic Church's Kenneth McKinnell slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 after 13 minutes of play. Catholic Church's Henrik Ingemarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 16th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kenneth McKinnell in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 18 played minutes Catholic Church got a freekick which was hit by Oskar Bergqvist. In the 19th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. 21 minutes into the game, Catholic Church's Kenneth McKinnell 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. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Catholic Church getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Oskar Bergqvist hit a great ball. Catholic Church's Henrik Ingemarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 30th minute of play. Henrik Ingemarsson 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 31st minute. Henry Kristiansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Kenneth McKinnell scored 3-0 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Catholic Church's Henrik Ingemarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 39th minute of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kenneth McKinnell in the 42nd minute of play. If Mathias Björk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Mathias Björk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guillermo Mariano hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. When Kenneth McKinnell came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Catholic Church 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 Kenneth McKinnell couldn't finish the play. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Henrik Ingemarsson having to make a save. After 68 minutes, Jonathan Venegas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Catholic Church players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jonathan Venegas kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Kristiansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Kristiansson in the 80th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Henry Kristiansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stig-Åke Ljungberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee ended the match the Catholic Church players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.