Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vitaliy van der Aa took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Su Peng Jian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg took the ball and in the 10 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 0-2. 13 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Su Peng Jian, 1-2. In the 15th minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Vitaliy van der Aa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. After 17 minutes, Vitaliy van der Aa made it 1-3 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. Brian Lindberg took the ball and in the 20 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 1-4. In the 23rdth minute of the game Vitaliy van der Aa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 24th minute of the match, Patricio Costa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Su Peng Jian saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonathan Venegas during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of GrassNuts FC booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 27 played minutes, GrassNuts FC's Pierre-Emile Højbjerg shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in GrassNuts FC reached it. Roger Magnusson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 33rd minute of the match, Tomas Illescas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Su Peng Jian was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 34th minute, Rigoberto Mina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg didn't quite understand what happened when in the 36 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernt Finnman in the 38th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the game, Vitaliy van der Aa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to GrassNuts FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Bernt Finnman hit a great ball. After the first half GrassNuts FC were leading 1-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kent Stenman was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 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. In the 57th match minute, GrassNuts FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pär Almkvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kent Stenman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Vitaliy van der Aa had several of the Venezuela's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 63 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 1-7 score and a disappointed Jonathan Ferrant as he didn't even see the shot coming. A collision led to GrassNuts FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Pär Almkvist hit a great ball. In the 68th minute Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 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. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 73rd minute of play forced GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Su Peng Jian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitaliy van der Aa in the 74th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Bernt Finnman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GrassNuts FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-8. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Su Peng Jian stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Su Peng Jian having to make a save. GrassNuts FC made a substitution. Cosimo Staniscia replaced Vitaliy van der Aa. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernt Finnman, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. GrassNuts FC played a much better game than Venezuela and deserved their victory. The Venezuela players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.