Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ulf Olofsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute Vilgot Sandberg 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 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Blixt having to interfere. Joshua Secada blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benjamin Blixt having to make a save. Benjamin Stark recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 18th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Georg Danielsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Georg Danielsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 28th minute of play forced KD Stiger's goalkeeper Benjamin Blixt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, KD Stiger's Bo Almqvist got a free kick in the 28th minute. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vilgot Sandberg in the 32nd minute of play. Bo Almqvist made in the 36th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ernst Asmundsson however managed to control. 37 minutes into the match, KD Stiger's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Benjamin Blixt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Ulf Olofsson made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 45 minutes, Rigoberto Mina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the KD Stiger players grew even worse after the yellow card. 45 minutes into the game, one of Venezuela:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 46th minute there was a penalty for KD Stiger. Georg Danielsson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. Jonathan Venegas charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Venegas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The excitement rose when KD Stiger's Ernst Asmundsson after 55 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Venezuela's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 0-3. Benjamin Blixt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 57th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the game, Ulf Olofsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 68th minute of the match Tomas Illescas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benjamin Blixt skillfully saved the ball. With 70 minutes on the clock, Rigoberto Mina commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 70 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Venezuela! After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Georg Danielsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Ulf Olofsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Venezuela's attentive Jonathan Venegas managed to snatch the ball when Bo Almqvist made a throw-in in the 79th minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vilgot Sandberg in the 89th minute of play. If Benjamin Stark had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 97th minute. Ulf Olofsson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Ulf Olofsson slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 98th minute. When the match was over KD Stiger could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Venezuela throughout the match.