Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Patricio Costa might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henrik Belkå. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Patricio Costa ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sture Bergqvist in the 10th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvar Sellberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kieran Gordon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 17th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrik Belkå saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th 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. In the 19th minute of the match The Wild Bunch got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fritz Vinström ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Wild Bunch's Sture Bergqvist was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jonathan Ferrant in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 20th minute. Jonathan Venegas's late challenge caught a The Wild Bunch's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonathan Venegas helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of The Wild Bunch booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kieran Gordon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. 36 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Kieran Gordon came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 41st minute. Camilo Gaos hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sture Bergqvist in the 47th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvar Sellberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

If Sture Bergqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Kieran Gordon fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Wild Bunch's protests and gave Kieran Gordon a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th match minute, The Wild Bunch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kieran Gordon to maneuver through the defense. Henrik Belkå showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Costa in the 63rd minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, Alvar Sellberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Wild Bunch's goalkeeper Henrik Belkå, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Henrik Belkå took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrik Belkå made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 82nd minute of play. 85 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henrik Belkå made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 93rd minute of play forced The Wild Bunch's goalkeeper Henrik Belkå to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, The Wild Bunch's Kieran Gordon got a free kick in the 94th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.