Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd 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. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Robbie Prima was slow to take the kick. During this time Smurfarna's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Robbie Prima almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in Smurfarna's zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tord Fors came out of the goal and Patricio Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arne Askstedt in the 7th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Illescas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Tord Fors skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 12th match minute, Smurfarna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arne Askstedt to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens Björling in the 15th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Venezuela's Tord Fors threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Patricio Costa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tord Gustafsson in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens Björling in the 24th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Tord Fors tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arne Askstedt in the 33rd minute of the match. With his leg Tord Fors managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens Björling in the 36th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 played minutes Smurfarna got a freekick which was hit by Per-Arne Hammarström. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute Tord Gustafsson 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Askstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jens Björling'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 45th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tord Gustafsson was the one to do the kick off. When Tord Gustafsson came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Smurfarna 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 Tord Gustafsson couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Smurfarna getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Staffan Glanselius hit a great ball. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Tord Fors tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tord Fors. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Smurfarna's zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tord Fors came out of the goal and Patricio Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Jens Björling tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 65th minute, Smurfarna's Jens Björling ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Smurfarna's Jörn Joensson was substituted for Per-Arne Hammarström. Smurfarna's Ivan Jernberg was substituted for Jens Björling. Smurfarna made a substitution. Vilhelm Pettersson replaced Karl Albohm. The long shot by Robbie Prima in the 71st minute really tested Jonathan Ferrant's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tord Gustafsson in the 72nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Jernberg got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Jernberg got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Venezuela's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Arne Askstedt scored to the left of an out of position Jonathan Ferrant, making the score, 0-3. Through an outstanding action, after 82 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Smurfarna's Tord Fors played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 89th minute of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Eliasson in the 90th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Jernberg got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tord Gustafsson in the 93rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Tord Gustafsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Smurfarna's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.