Challenge

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, FK Mintis Vilnius's Hubertas Dabkevičius got a free kick in the 5th minute. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Costa during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. A long shot from Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 11th minute of play was well struck, but Jonathan Ferrant made a really good save at the right post. If Arūnas Pukelis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute FK Mintis Vilnius were awarded a corner. Hubertas Dabkevičius went to the cornerflag to take it. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubertas Dabkevičius, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The FK Mintis Vilnius fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when FK Mintis Vilnius's Hubertas Dabkevičius looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 34 minutes, Tomas Danilevičius made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Tomas Danilevičius came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the FK Mintis Vilnius 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 Danilevičius couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Danilevičius to make the kick off. A collision led to FK Mintis Vilnius getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Isreal Rivas hit a great ball. After 56 played minutes FK Mintis Vilnius got a freekick which was hit by Dursun Soysal. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 63rd minute of play. Mustafa Kemal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Grant Pustak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. FK Mintis Vilnius's Hubertas Dabkevičius got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by FK Mintis Vilnius's Arūnas Pukelis. But to his dismay, Arūnas Pukelis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Tomas Danilevičius 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. In the 84th minute, Hubertas Dabkevičius ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. 87 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Arūnas Pukelis came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Grant Pustak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hubertas Dabkevičius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Danilevičius in the 95th minute of play. There was no doubt that FK Mintis Vilnius were the better team. FK Mintis Vilnius's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.