Challenge

Svartböle
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ylermi Ramstadius started the match with the kick off. Launo Lehtinen came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Venezuela's Tomas Illescas. But to his dismay, Tomas Illescas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Launo Lehtinen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. 17 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Launo Lehtinen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tomas Illescas's late challenge caught a Svartböle FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomas Illescas helped the player get up and apologised. When Atro Berg fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Svartböle FC's protests and gave Atro Berg a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Svartböle FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Atro Berg hit a great ball. Aadolf Paajanen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Launo Lehtinen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 31st minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Launo Lehtinen. Svartböle FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Launo Lehtinen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. After some careless play in the Svartböle FC defense, Tomas Illescas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Launo Lehtinen. The Svartböle FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Launo Lehtinen should have stopped the shot. In the 46th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sampo Heikkinen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Launo Lehtinen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Svartböle FC's Launo Lehtinen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 64th minute of play. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, Tomas Illescas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Launo Lehtinen. The goal made the score 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in Svartböle FC's zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Launo Lehtinen 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. Svartböle FC's Launo Lehtinen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Svartböle FC from getting a goal against them. In the 77th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guillermo Mariano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Launo Lehtinen having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 92nd minute of play forced Svartböle FC's goalkeeper Launo Lehtinen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venezuela'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.