Challenge

3H Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Koppány Novák took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Koppány Novák's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rutger Näfver in the 13th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Koppány Novák in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fredrik Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 16th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koppány Novák in the 17th minute of the match. In the 19th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Koppány Novák's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Rutger Näfver kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fredrik Bäckström. Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Koppány Novák recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 33 minutes, Jonathan Venegas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Hawelka Himalayan High players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jonathan Venegas kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristoffer Ahlén got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Rutger Näfver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Koppány Novák fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Krister Säf recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Dag Eliasson had to leave the field with a concussion. Patricio Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patricio Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 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. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Hawelka Himalayan High from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute Chad Pro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fredrik Bäckström made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Tomas Illescas succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 63rd playminute. 65 minutes into the match, Patricio Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fredrik Bäckström. Hawelka Himalayan High's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patricio Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Bäckström having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Krister Säf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fredrik Bäckström saved Hawelka Himalayan High from getting behind. Fredrik Bäckström made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Kristoffer Ahlén might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kristoffer Ahlén ran back to his position shaking his head. After 94 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Hawelka Himalayan High were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.