Challenge

Högdalen-Highvalley
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th 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. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Aron Holmgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Jacobsson in the 8th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Kleon Pallini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Aron Holmgren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Högdalstippen-Highvalley fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Jacobsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Aron Holmgren scored to the left of an out of position Jonathan Ferrant, making the score, 2-0. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Högdalstippen-Highvalley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Jacobsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 21 minutes into the game, Mathias Sundberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Högdalstippen-Highvalley's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. In the 20th minute, one of Högdalstippen-Highvalley:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Högdalstippen-Highvalley. Högdalstippen-Highvalley:s Kleon Pallini showed great skill when he stopped Tomas Illescas:s penalty. 2-1 came in the 22nd minute when Tomas Illescas all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Kleon Pallini. After 25 minutes, Aron Holmgren made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kleon Pallini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Venezuela's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Illescas in the 29th minute. At last the ball reached Salvador Gisbert at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Högdalstippen-Highvalley. 3-2. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Jacobsson in the 33rd minute of play. After 34 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kleon Pallini having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Jacobsson's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Jacobsson was the one to do the kick off. After 52nd play minutes Aron Holmgren shot 4-2, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 58th minute, Mathias Sundberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Jacobsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Kleon Pallini in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Högdalstippen-Highvalley's Arvid Josefsson. But to his dismay, Arvid Josefsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. After a rather tough play, Högdalstippen-Highvalley's Jan-Ove Stenqvist got a free kick in the 77th minute. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Jacobsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Jacobsson's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.