Challenge

Home of the Brave
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Patrik Örtlund took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommy Tinglöf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 8th minute of play. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tommy Tinglöf read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lars Vennersten showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. After 18 minutes of play, CRUSADERS's Patrik Örtlund made it 2-0 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! Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvar Bagge's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. After taking down the ball on CRUSADERS's corner Karl-Oskar Stenman fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonathan Ferrant quite easily take care of the ball. After some careless play in the CRUSADERS defense, Tomas Illescas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tommy Tinglöf. The CRUSADERS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tommy Tinglöf should have stopped the shot. 36 minutes into the match, CRUSADERS's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Tommy Tinglöf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrik Örtlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to CRUSADERS getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Stig Hägg hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, CRUSADERS's Torbjörn Stephansson got a free kick in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvar Bagge in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Amedeo Visintin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CRUSADERS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amedeo Visintin in the 73rd minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Vennersten in the 78th minute of the match. A collision led to CRUSADERS getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Stig Hägg hit a great ball. Alvar Bagge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Tommy Tinglöf made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Tommy Tinglöf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, CRUSADERS's Tommy Tinglöf got control of the ball when Patricio Costa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonathan Venegas kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the CRUSADERS players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.