Challenge

Linghed Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Fu Ling started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Linghed Angels FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Fynning didn't get a good kick on the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Linghed Angels FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but David Seaman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fu Ling got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 10th minute, William Saliba had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Linghed Angels FC's Frank McLintock was substituted for William Saliba. The supporters of Linghed Angels FC booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Mina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victor Malmberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 21 minutes, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patricio Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Frank McLintock made in the 26th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Declan Rice. In the 27th minute, Fu Ling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Seaman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Martin Ødegaard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Ove Hellström tried to sneak it across the goal line. David Seaman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 34th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Mina to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Victor Malmberg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 36th minute of play forced Linghed Angels FC's goalkeeper David Seaman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Jörgen Magnusson came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jörgen Magnusson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 44th minute of play forced Linghed Angels FC's goalkeeper David Seaman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jörgen Magnusson in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55thth minute of the game Fu Ling who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute of the match Martin Ødegaard sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant skillfully saved the ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ove Hellström in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Fu Ling 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. In the 73rd minute, Ove Hellström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Linghed Angels FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Fu Ling managed to get in a good position for a shot. Linghed Angels FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fu Ling was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 79 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. 80 minutes into the match, Fu Ling had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fu Ling was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fu Ling in the 82nd minute of the match. Martin Ødegaard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.