Challenge

Old Heaven
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Timur Chichko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's supporters rose to their feet, but Timur Chichko 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. In the 8th minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Liu Jie ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Timur Chichko tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 赵珂冰. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. Timur Chichko in the 21stth 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 赵珂冰 saved Феникс Санкт-Петербург from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Timur Chichko sent off a good shot on target. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's 赵珂冰 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, one of Venezuela:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Venezuela. The supporters of Феникс Санкт-Петербург booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Aleksey Braga shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 40th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jonathan Ferrant but with some difficulty. The throw-in from Kirill Latyaev in the 44th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 赵珂冰 was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Rigoberto Mina kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Jose Correa lost his temper 73 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Venezuela:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Феникс Санкт-Петербург:s goal. Феникс Санкт-Петербург made a substitution. Alexandr Berezin replaced Sebastian Postelnicu. Aleksey Braga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Aleksey Braga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Liu Jie made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 88 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksey Braga came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Liu Jie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Timur Chichko in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Timur Chichko 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. There was no doubt that Феникс Санкт-Петербург were the better team. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.