Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juan Pablo Fuentes took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Juan Pablo Fuentes 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 Juan Pablo Fuentes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Eleftherios Poulis managed to get in a good position for a shot. SAPSALOMADA FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eleftherios Poulis 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. 15 minutes into the match, SAPSALOMADA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Nikos Nikolaou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Juan Pablo Fuentes sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. After having played for 23 minutes, Eleftherios Poulis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SAPSALOMADA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eleftherios Poulis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. SAPSALOMADA FC's Giorgos Ioannou got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute, Juan Pablo Fuentes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 36 played minutes SAPSALOMADA FC got a freekick which was hit by Florian Wydrych. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgos Ioannou in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Eleftherios Poulis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Pablo Fuentes in the 43rd minute of play. Giorgos Ioannou scored 0-3 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Giorgos Ioannou tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the last second Jonathan Ferrant throw himself and got hold of the ball when Eleftherios Poulis in the 53rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 54 minutes of play, SAPSALOMADA FC's Juan Pablo Fuentes made it 0-4 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! Nikos Nikolaou 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 59th minute. In the 62nd minute of the match, Giorgos Ioannou got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jonathan Ferrant was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 63 minutes, Jonathan Venegas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the SAPSALOMADA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute of the match Florian Wydrych sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant skillfully saved the ball. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Pablo Fuentes in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute SAPSALOMADA FC were awarded a corner. Florian Wydrych went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Venezuela's goalie and right to Eleftherios Poulis. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Venezuela's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Nikos Nikolaou 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 79th minute. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by SAPSALOMADA FC's Juan Pablo Fuentes. But to his dismay, Juan Pablo Fuentes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Nikos Nikolaou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 92nd minute of play. 95 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Nikos Nikolaou was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Venezuela fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. SAPSALOMADA FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.