Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Karl-Axel Nyman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Jonathan Venegas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Karl-Axel Nyman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gláuber Bertassi kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 18th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Petersson in the 20th minute of the match. Qu Liang hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Axel Nyman having to interfere. In the 26th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Axel Nyman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Söderbröder's goalie and right to Camilo Gaos. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Söderbröder's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After having played for 31 minutes, Qu Liang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Söderbröder's supporters crossed their fingers, but Qu Liang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 36th minute of play forced Söderbröder's goalkeeper Karl-Axel Nyman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Alex Chicote got a free kick in the 38th minute. Gorm Anders, 38 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Söderbröder's goalkeeper Karl-Axel Nyman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 41st minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Karl-Axel Nyman in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Joshua Secada's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl-Axel Nyman was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Patricio Costa's late challenge caught a Söderbröder's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patricio Costa helped the player get up and apologised. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Söderbröder's Gláuber Bertassi got a free kick in the 47th minute. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Gláuber Bertassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute, Gláuber Bertassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl-Axel Nyman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karl-Axel Nyman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matheus Baltazar got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Söderbröder's Matheus Baltazar suffered a concussion in the 92nd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. When Rigoberto Mina fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Rigoberto Mina a yellow card for diving instead. Venezuela's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.