Challenge

Fas 3 Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kjell Pihl showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. Eric Andberg charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eric Andberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eric Andberg hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Diego Caracciolo 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 8th minute. Diego Caracciolo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 15th minute of play. Husvagnens FF's Diego Caracciolo 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. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Husvagnens FF's goalkeeper Diego Caracciolo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 25th match minute, Husvagnens FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrik Gunnarsson to maneuver through the defense. Kjell Pihl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. After having played for 31 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eric Andberg 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kjell Pihl in the 34th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Patricio Costa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diego Caracciolo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kjell Pihl in the 45th minute of play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 51st minute Thomas Lundström 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. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Diego Caracciolo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the game, Per Österberg threw the ball into play from the sideline. Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 61 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Kjell Pihl came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Diego Caracciolo in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kjell Pihl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kjell Pihl in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rigoberto Mina during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Lundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Diego Caracciolo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kjell Pihl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Husvagnens FF's Kjell Pihl got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 96 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Gisbert. Husvagnens FF were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.