Challenge

Conny Grönlund Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Rasmus Mårtensson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 14th minute by Richarlison de Andrade got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 18 minutes into the game, Henley Utd's Rasmus Mårtensson 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, 2-0. In the 25th 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. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joakim Bergsten went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 32nd minute, Matteo Ribić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Henley Utd booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guillermo Mariano during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 38th minute of the game. One of Venezuela:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Henley Utd:s goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joakim Bergsten in the 42nd minute of the match. A collision led to Henley Utd getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Matteo Ribić hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Richarlison de Andrade stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Joakim Bergsten might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joakim Bergsten ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonathan Venegas charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Venegas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 60th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joakim Bergsten went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. In the 83rd minute, Joakim Bergsten 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. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Henley Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matteo Ribić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joakim Bergsten in the 95th minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the Henley Utd players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.