Challenge

Eko 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrievs Žuromskis got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 10th minute, Robert Vollander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erland Söderberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Erland Söderberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 14th minute of play forced Fomac FK's goalkeeper Erland Söderberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Fomac FK's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erland Söderberg came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Fomac FK's Andrievs Žuromskis got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Erland Söderberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 23rd minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Fomac FK's Flóki Ólafsson. But to his dismay, Flóki Ólafsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 32 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Flóki Ólafsson during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Flóki Ólafsson hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 46th minute, Venezuela's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Armando Paraibano fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

55 minutes into the game, Armando Paraibano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 57th minute, Armando Paraibano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fomac FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Flóki Ólafsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Patricio Costa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Andrievs Žuromskis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrievs Žuromskis charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrievs Žuromskis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Fomac FK's Andrievs Žuromskis got a free kick in the 73rd minute. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peder Rolfsson in the 78th minute of play. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 83rd 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. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Tomas Illescas took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Erland Söderberg to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erland Söderberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 91st minute, Robert Vollander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Paraibano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that Fomac FK were the better team. Fomac FK's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.