Challenge

Est Hernando Siles
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Filip Sandström got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute of the game Joakim Asmundsson made a throw-in which Hans Sjö played forward. After 8 minutes of play, Bolivia's Mario Fernandino made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edward Nordin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alfonso de la Cruz charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfonso de la Cruz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Virtual Aces booed when Bolivia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfonso de la Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eduardo Fontirroig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edward Nordin having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gustav Wallin during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Gustav Wallin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Alfredo Ferrant had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bolivia's Eduardo Fontirroig got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mario Fernandino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edward Nordin having to interfere. When Frank Dahlman fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Virtual Aces's protests and gave Frank Dahlman a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Virtual Aces's Frank Dahlman got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Alfredo Ferrant received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Edward Nordin came out and tried to block the shot, but Alfredo Ferrant slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 38th minute. After a rather tough play, Bolivia's Benito Madrid got a free kick in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The throw-in from Frank Dahlman in the 52nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Bolivia's Ismael Tejedor. After having played for 53 minutes, Alfredo Ferrant managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bolivia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredo Ferrant was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Virtual Aces's Edward Nordin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Chicote in the 60th minute of play. Edward Nordin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Fontirroig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Fontirroig in the 62nd minute of play forced Virtual Aces's goalkeeper Edward Nordin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Ferrant during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eduardo Fontirroig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edward Nordin having to interfere. Edward Nordin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Fernandino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 78 minutes into the match, Virtual Aces's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso de la Cruz came free, but Edward Nordin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Virtual Aces defense, Alfredo Ferrant kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edward Nordin. The Virtual Aces fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edward Nordin should have stopped the shot. Eduardo Fontirroig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 90 played minutes Virtual Aces got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Hjortberg. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Bolivia had played much better football throughout.