Challenge

Lillhärdal
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. Filippos Stathopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lillhärdal BF's attentive Karl-Magnus Torsberg managed to snatch the ball when Salvador Gisbert made a throw-in in the 5th minute of the game. 6 minutes into the match, Lillhärdal BF's Filippos Stathopoulos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Berkem Heybetli'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 8th minute of play. Victoriano Marques made in the 10th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Venezuela's Alex Chicote. Lillhärdal BF's attentive Karl-Magnus Torsberg managed to snatch the ball when Salvador Gisbert made a throw-in in the 11th minute of the game. When Filippos Stathopoulos came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Lillhärdal BF 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 Filippos Stathopoulos couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filippos Stathopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Berkem Heybetli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Filippos Stathopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Filippos Stathopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filippos Stathopoulos's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Karl-Magnus Torsberg hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rd match minute, Lillhärdal BF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Magnus Torsberg to maneuver through the defense. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Lillhärdal BF defense, Tomas Illescas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sixten Nordström. The Lillhärdal BF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sixten Nordström should have stopped the shot. In the 47th minute, Filippos Stathopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lillhärdal BF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Berkem Heybetli made a kick off. Sixten Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 52nd minute of play. Lillhärdal BF's Sixten Nordström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 59th minute of play. Lillhärdal BF's Karl-Magnus Torsberg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Salvador Gisbert in the 60 minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Lillhärdal BF's Berkem Heybetli shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filippos Stathopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filippos Stathopoulos in the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Filippos Stathopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lillhärdal BF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berkem Heybetli in the 81st minute of play. 81 minutes in the game, Filippos Stathopoulos dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Lillhärdal BF's Filippos Stathopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 87th minute of the match Lillhärdal BF got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Qin Han Jing ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sixten Nordström having to make a save. Sixten Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lillhärdal BF's Hao Si Cheng got a free kick in the 90th minute.