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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Andreas Åhlberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Simon Wennersten took the ball and in the 2 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Ernst Högberg kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Björnlunda IF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edvard Hellqvist in the 9th minute. A nice corner shot did that Edvard Hellqvist got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Ferrant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Wennersten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eric Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 16th minute of play. Andreas Åhlberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. In the 21st minute, Andreas Åhlberg got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Andreas Åhlberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Björnlunda IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Andreas Åhlberg 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. In the 30th 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. After 31 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edvard Hellqvist who took care of the corner kick. 37 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andreas Åhlberg. 42 minutes into the game, Jens-Erik Hård was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Björnlunda IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. In the 42nd match minute, Björnlunda IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens-Erik Hård to maneuver through the defense. Jens-Erik Hård got his second yellow card in the match during the 44th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Jens-Erik Hård kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Björnlunda IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Ekström to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Björnlunda IF's Eric Olofsson got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 58 minutes, Alex Chicote mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Björnlunda IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Alex Chicote got a free kick in the 59th minute. Edvard Hellqvist took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Eric Olofsson in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 69 played minutes Björnlunda IF got a freekick which was hit by Boris Käcker. Eric Olofsson made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Edvard Hellqvist, made in the 75th minute of the game. Björnlunda IF's Daniel Ekström got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Venegas kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Simon Wennersten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Simon Wennersten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. 93 minutes into the match, Björnlunda IF's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Eric Olofsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomas Illescas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eric Olofsson. That made the score 2-1 in the 96 minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Björnlunda IF.