Challenge

Savannah of Africa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Valter Mellin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Tomas Illescas kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. A collision led to Cheetah Team getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Egon Ahlbom hit a great ball. In the 16th minute Valter Mellin 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Claes Caspersson saved Cheetah Team from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valter Mellin in the 21st minute of play. If Valter Mellin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Cheetah Team getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Egon Ahlbom hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the game, Alex Chicote 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 Cheetah Team the free kick. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute Valter Mellin 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. A well-hit corner resulted in Isac Samuelsson heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The throw-in from Alex Chicote in the 36th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Cheetah Team's Egon Ahlbom. Valter Mellin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valter Mellin in the 39th minute of play. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute, Cheetah Team's Valter Mellin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dick Forssell was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Tomas Illescas 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. After 54 minutes of play, Cheetah Team's Valter Mellin made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Valter Mellin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Valter Mellin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cheetah Team's Egon Ahlbom quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alex Chicote, made in the 60th minute of the game. Valter Mellin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valter Mellin in the 61st minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valter Mellin in the 63rd minute of play. Valter Mellin struck a weak shot in the 64th 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 Cheetah Team. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Egon Ahlbom kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After 73 played minutes Cheetah Team got a freekick which was hit by Egon Ahlbom. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valter Mellin in the 76th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valter Mellin, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Cheetah Team's Egon Ahlbom quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alex Chicote, made in the 83rd minute of the game. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valter Mellin in the 86th minute of play. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 93rd 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. 3-0 became the score in the 95th minute when Valter Mellin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cheetah Team fans cheered their team off the field, for while Venezuela had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.