Challenge

Morängsvallen
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Arne Lundberg 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 Arne Lundberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Clodoveo Rojas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 10th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Bai Peng Ning cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Nusnäs IF's Henning Skager got a free kick in the 17th minute. If Bai Peng Ning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Bai Peng Ning tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Henning Skager fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nusnäs IF's protests and gave Henning Skager a yellow card for diving instead. Clodoveo Rojas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Nusnäs IF's Svenne Berka 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, 3-0. In the 29th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. In the 31stth minute of the game Arne Lundberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 34 played minutes Nusnäs IF got a freekick which was hit by Henning Skager. 35 minutes into the match, Nusnäs IF's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Clodoveo Rojas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bai Peng Ning in the 40th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nusnäs IF were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ciriaco Gregory took the corner. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Ciriaco Gregory kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Arne Lundberg'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 61st minute of play. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bai Peng Ning, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bai Peng Ning in the 71st minute of the match. Arne Lundberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th 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 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Nusnäs IF had won after a very even match.