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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Conny Vesterberg in the 5th minute. Conny Vesterberg did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant 7 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ulf Ros's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rank 1's Conny Vesterberg was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 21st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After having played for 27 minutes, Fabiano Antonini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rank 1's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabiano Antonini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Rank 1 getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. 潘岚铮 hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the game, Jose Correa 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 Rank 1 the free kick. In the 31st match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute, Rank 1's Conny Vesterberg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. The supporters of Rank 1 booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Mina didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Conny Vesterberg came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Rank 1 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 Conny Vesterberg couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 45th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Conny Vesterberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Rank 1's Östen Unesson got a free kick in the 54th minute. After 55 played minutes, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcus Hagström came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Venezuela reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Conny Vesterberg in the 57th 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. If Joshua Secada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fredric Åhman hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 67 minutes in the game Östen Unesson did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to 潘岚铮. After 71 played minutes Rank 1 got a freekick which was hit by Östen Unesson. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Tomas Illescas hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conny Vesterberg in the 75th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 潘岚铮, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 79 minutes into the game, Rank 1's Conny Vesterberg 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, 4-0. Marcus Hagström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Gisbert in the 84th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ulf Ros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Conny Vesterberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rank 1 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.