Challenge

Famozo Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stoil Simidchiev. FC Famozo9's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpected shot in the 5th minute by Stoycho Chapanov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 16th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stoil Simidchiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Famozo9's Nikifor Stoimenov. But to his dismay, Nikifor Stoimenov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Stoil Simidchiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 23rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Edwin 雷坤 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute Petko Margin 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. Stoil Simidchiev 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 34th minute. Velin Misliev charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Velin Misliev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 35th match minute, FC Famozo9 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velin Misliev to maneuver through the defense. Stoil Simidchiev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. FC Famozo9 made a substitution. Miro Pankev replaced Tzvetomir Gurbalov. FC Famozo9's Tzvyatko Stanishev was substituted for Petko Margin.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Edwin 雷坤 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 Edwin 雷坤 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. FC Famozo9's Miro Pankev quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Guillermo Mariano, made in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 70th 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. In the 72nd minute FC Famozo9 were awarded a corner. Velin Misliev went to the cornerflag to take it. At last the ball reached Tzvyatko Stanishev at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Venezuela. 4-1. In the 78th minute, Edwin 雷坤 made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. After having played for 84 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. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stoil Simidchiev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. FC Famozo9's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.