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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Green Team TV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aron Flam didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 4th minute of play forced Green Team TV's goalkeeper Jan-Erik Skålberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Venezuela's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Pontus Engblom 12 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. 20 minutes into the game, Kenneth Almstedt recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Kenneth Almstedt showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. Jan-Erik Skålberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 26th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pontus Engblom in the 28th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Pontus Engblom's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 34th minute, Tomas Illescas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezuela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After 38 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. If Jacek Sas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Pontus Engblom made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Green Team TV's Pontus Engblom made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Torbjörn Ekgren came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Green Team TV 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 Torbjörn Ekgren couldn't finish the play. If Jacek Sas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 58 minutes, Pontus Engblom managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Green Team TV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pontus Engblom was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 61st minute, Pontus Engblom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Jan-Erik Skålberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Jacek Sas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 70th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jan-Erik Skålberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. After 74 minutes of play, Green Team TV's Pontus Engblom made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Green Team TV's Roy Forsberg got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Green Team TV's goalie prevented a goal. Eskil Alberg made in the 85th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Greger Axelsson. With a little luck, Green Team TV's Jan-Erik Skålberg got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kenneth Almstedt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Green Team TV had won after a very even match.