Challenge

Sosnowiec Area
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. After 4 minutes, Massem Mendes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. Sosnowiec and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to F.C. Sosnowiec getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Massem Mendes hit a great ball. Massem Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Edin Džeko notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edin Džeko struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C. Sosnowiec. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Massem Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. F.C. Sosnowiec's Massem Mendes quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Salvador Gisbert, made in the 22nd minute of the game. Massem Mendes got a throw-in 27 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Dennis Esbjörnsson. After 28 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Venezuela! 35 minutes into the match, Edin Džeko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant, 3-0. Kacper Tobiáš made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 37th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Alex Chicote threw the ball into play from the sideline. F.C. Sosnowiec's Massem Mendes quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 42 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Gisbert. 43 minutes into the match, F.C. Sosnowiec's Edin Džeko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 46th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kacper Tobiáš saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edin Džeko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 51st minute. Konstanty Literski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Massem Mendes in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Yu Sha Xu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Venezuela's Alex Chicote quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edin Džeko in the 57th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Alex Chicote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute, Edin Džeko made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Massem Mendes in the 65th minute of play. F.C. Sosnowiec's Kacper Tobiáš played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 68th minute of play. When F.C. Sosnowiec's Edin Džeko in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 78 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. In the 79th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, F.C. Sosnowiec's goalkeeper Kacper Tobiáš had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. Yu Sha Xu hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Alex Chicote made in the 89th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Patricio Costa however managed to control. When the referee blew the final whistle, F.C. Sosnowiec could leave the field as winners, despite Venezuela having more of the ball for most of the match.