Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ludwig Fransson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Team Xtra personell's Jens Mikaelsson got a free kick in the 9th minute. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils Eklund in the 12th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils Eklund in the 14th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils Eklund in the 19th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ludwig Fransson. Ludwig Fransson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rasmus Olsmann during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Team Xtra personell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rasmus Olsmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rasmus Olsmann made in the 38th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ludwig Fransson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Team Xtra personell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jens Mikaelsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils Eklund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nils Eklund stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Niclas Blom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Nils Eklund tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nils Eklund got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 69 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ludwig Fransson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ludwig Fransson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Niclas Blom kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. After having played for 75 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. Venezuela's Patricio Costa quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rasmus Olsmann, made in the 93rd minute of the game. The Venezuela supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Team Xtra personell's performance. The match ended with a win for Team Xtra personell.