Challenge

Tårnby Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gustaf Tiede started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Gustaf Tiede 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. After having played for 4 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 9th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenn Fronval saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AB Tårnby's Kenn Fronval played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 19th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Alex Chicote was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AB Tårnby the free kick. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. Gustaf Tiede hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. When Gustaf Tiede came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the AB Tårnby 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 Gustaf Tiede couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Axelfeldt in the 42nd minute of play. The supporters of AB Tårnby booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Sebastian Gilen in the 49th minute really tested Jonathan Ferrant's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaf Tiede in the 55th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Kenn Fronval managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. AB Tårnby's Ian Axelfeldt got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaf Tiede in the 68th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Alex Chicote in the 69th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AB Tårnby's Iliyan Glogov. The supporters of AB Tårnby booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joshua Secada's late challenge caught a AB Tårnby's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joshua Secada helped the player get up and apologised. Joshua Secada kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the game, Patricio Costa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AB Tårnby the free kick. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Alex Chicote in the 78th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AB Tårnby's Iliyan Glogov. With his leg Kenn Fronval managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rune Reevold during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rune Reevold hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute of the match Tomas Illescas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kenn Fronval skillfully saved the ball. With a little luck, AB Tårnby's Kenn Fronval got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. AB Tårnby were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.