Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nils Eklund was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Nils Eklund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 4th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Nils Eklund in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Nils Eklund made a huge save. 26 minutes into the match, Dallen Fc's Jim Jonasson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 29th minute, Rigoberto Mina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Illescas, 32 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nils Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Algot Kruse kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 44 minutes in the game Bo-Erik Nyström did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jim Jonasson. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatan Beck in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zlatan Beck was the one to do the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Beck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Dallen Fc's Zlatan Beck. But to his dismay, Zlatan Beck quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to Dallen Fc getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Bo-Erik Nyström hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Algot Kruse in the 62nd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dallen Fc made a substitution. Stig-Åke Wiklund replaced Johan Mellberg. 71 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Rune Vennersten came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatan Beck in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 79th minute. Nils Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Camilo Gaos hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Nils Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Zlatan Beck could shoot a difficult shot in the 93rd minute, which Jonathan Ferrant however easily saved by the left post. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.