Challenge

COLOSSEUM
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. Östen Vennersten hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aron Dahlbom prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Vallin in the 11th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Wassberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Thomas Wassberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MAFFIAN! MAFFIAN:s Aron Dahlbom showed great skill when he stopped Tomas Illescas:s penalty. A hard shot 29 in the game by George Svensson from a close distance when the talented Jonathan Ferrant managed to make a qualified save. Venezuela's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, MAFFIAN's Kristoffer Nyberg got a free kick in the 30th minute. After having played for 36 minutes, Alex Vallin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MAFFIAN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alex Vallin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 39 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Aron Dahlbom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Tomas Illescas hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thomas Wassberg to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Wassberg came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Vallin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Aron Dahlbom. MAFFIAN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. MAFFIAN made a substitution. Dennis Edström replaced George Svensson. MAFFIAN's Torgny Mogren was substituted for Thomas Wassberg. MAFFIAN made a substitution. Hugo Nyman replaced Rudolf Josefsson. 71 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aron Dahlbom narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 73rd minute Torgny Mogren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aron Dahlbom came out and tried to block the shot, but Tomas Illescas slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 76th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Edström in the 81st minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dennis Edström in the 83rd minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Edström in the 84th minute of the match. The supporters of Venezuela booed when MAFFIAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Nyman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Illescass short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Aron Dahlbom to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 93 minutes of play, MAFFIAN's Torgny Mogren made it 1-2 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!