Challenge

Valla Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 3rd minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Antoine Lovera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 played minutes Valla Fc got a freekick which was hit by Artemio Esdras. With an all-out effort, Valla Fc's Jonathan Ferrant threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ciro Fata, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ciro Fata went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Fata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niklas Isaksson in the 17th minute. Ciro Fata recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 30 minutes, Ciro Fata managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valla Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciro Fata was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Pontus Berglund took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. 44 minutes into the match, Patricio Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antoine Lovera. Valla Fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patricio Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Tor-Ivar Kalland blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. In the 57th match minute, Valla Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Fata to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Valla Fc getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Ciro Fata hit a great ball. If Tor-Ivar Kalland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Antoine Lovera made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. 68 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Töpfer came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antoine Lovera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valla Fc were furious when Artemio Esdras was red carded, 72 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 73rd minute, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Antoine Lovera. Antoine Lovera yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antoine Lovera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Töpfer in the 78th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 87 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. 89 minutes into the game, Peter Töpfer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dennis Schröder made in the 93rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Kevin Nykvist. Guillermo Mariano charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guillermo Mariano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th minute of the match Tor-Ivar Kalland shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Salvador Gisbert's late challenge caught a Valla Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Salvador Gisbert helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert got a free kick in the 98th minute. There was no doubt that Valla Fc were the better team. Valla Fc's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.