Challenge

Älta Stadion
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 10th minute, Lucas Rolfsson 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. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 16 minutes into the game, Älta BK's Lukas Falkrans 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. 21 minutes into the match, Älta BK's Lukas Falkrans sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A sloppy throw-in by Guillermo Mariano in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Älta BK's Theo Lucius. In the 31st 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Rolfsson in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Rolfsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mosinho Mos. Älta BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lukas Falkrans made a kick off. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Rolfsson in the 60th minute of play. Älta BK made a substitution. Henning Gulliksson replaced Björn van der Doelen. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a free kick in the 66th minute. Älta BK made a substitution. Henk Veerman replaced Lucas Rolfsson. Älta BK's Javier Turi was substituted for Lukas Falkrans. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Henk Veerman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Älta BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Henk Veerman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henk Veerman in the 71st minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Henk Veerman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henk Veerman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. The audience was convinced that Henk Veerman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After 84 minutes, Tomas Illescas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Älta BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a free kick in the 84th minute. If Javier Turi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henk Veerman scored 6-1 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Älta BK were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.