Challenge

Xtra Advantage
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. In the 2nd minute, Nils Eklund reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. The goal made the score 1-0. Team Xtra personell's Ludwig Fransson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 5th minute of play. Venezuela's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Illescas in the 6th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Niclas Blom stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Niclas Blom tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rasmus Olsmann charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rasmus Olsmann the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rasmus Olsmann kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. If Niclas Blom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 20th minute of play forced Team Xtra personell's goalkeeper Ludwig Fransson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Niclas Blom got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 3-0. When Team Xtra personell's Niclas Blom in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niclas Blom, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 32nd minute of play forced Team Xtra personell's goalkeeper Ludwig Fransson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ludwig Fransson came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Venezuela's Tomas Illescas. But to his dismay, Tomas Illescas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Venezuela's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when Niclas Blom scored to the left of an out of position Jonathan Ferrant, making the score, 4-1. After 47 minutes, Jose Correa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Team Xtra personell players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Verner Näver took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 48th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

The wind increased when Nils Eklund made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Ludwig Fransson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. In the 68th minute Team Xtra personell were awarded a corner. Karl-Oskar Odman went to the cornerflag to take it. After 70 played minutes Team Xtra personell got a freekick which was hit by Martin Ekström. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niclas Blom, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 74 minutes into the game, Team Xtra personell's Niclas Blom nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. 78 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Team Xtra personell the free kick. In the 78th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. Martin Ekström struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Team Xtra personell. In the 81st minute Jim Kling 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. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niclas Blom in the 83rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th 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. If Nils Eklund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Team Xtra personell's Kent Berggren got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Tomas Illescas sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Team Xtra personell's Ludwig Fransson didn't even have to move. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Tomas Illescas hit a great ball. There was no doubt that Team Xtra personell were the better team. Team Xtra personell's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.