Challenge

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Viggo Lundkvist took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 8th minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Qian Xing Wei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Helge Brun did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant 12 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Alexander Vedholm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the game, Viggo Lundkvist recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Viggo Lundkvist showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. 20 minutes into the game, Helge Brun lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Jonathan Ferrant. Qian Xing Wei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Viggo Lundkvist took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. 33 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Helge Brun. Qian Xing Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 34th minute of the match. Qian Xing Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 37th minute of play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Tomas Illescas hit a great ball. Viggo Lundkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viggo Lundkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. 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 5-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Helge Brun was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Viggo Lundkvist 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. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Viggo Lundkvist in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. In the 58th minute Åke Ekelund 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. If Olof Högström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Qian Xing Wei didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Helge Brun in the 76th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Eleven Nation Army's Helge Brun. But to his dismay, Helge Brun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. In the 82nd minute Viggo Lundkvist 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. In the 85th minute, Viggo Lundkvist 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. In the 88th match minute, Eleven Nation Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Helge Brun to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Costa during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Eleven Nation Army booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eleven Nation Army'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.