Challenge

Odenplan
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas 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. In the 5th minute Jan Gabrielsson 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. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Gabrielsson in the 5th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan Gabrielsson got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 10thth minute of the game Jan Gabrielsson 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 11thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Duracell Dribblers's Marcus Engström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 12th play minutes Jan Gabrielsson shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Duracell Dribblers's Jan Gabrielsson was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 22nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Alfred Lindsten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcus Engström. Duracell Dribblers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krister Helander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Billy Svensson in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krister Helander in the 38th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Illescas scored 2-2 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcus Engström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 44th minute, Duracell Dribblers's Jan Gabrielsson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Jan Gabrielsson sent off a good shot on target. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jan Gabrielsson to make the kick off. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Gabrielsson in the 52nd minute of play. The corner ended in Jan Gabrielsson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Samuel Holmgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Billy Svensson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Billy Svensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Krister Helander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, Alfred Lindsten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Duracell Dribblers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. 93 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Gabrielsson came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Gabrielsson in the 95th minute of play. Duracell Dribblers's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.