Challenge

JOHAN CRUYFF ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Dalmacio Tebaldo made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Timos Kavourakis in the 6th minute. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dalmacio Tebaldo was slow to take the kick. During this time Países Bajos's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Dalmacio Tebaldo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. Camilo Artaldo made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 16thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Jonathan Ferrant would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. After 17 played minutes Países Bajos got a freekick which was hit by Hieronim Zagrobelny. A hard shot by Dalmacio Tebaldo from long distance, 22 minutes into the match, got Jonathan Ferrant's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 22 minutes into the game, Países Bajos's Timos Kavourakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 29 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camilo Artaldo. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Países Bajos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Peixoto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timos Kavourakis scored 4-0 in the 34th 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. In the 36th match minute, Países Bajos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ryszard Adamski to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Ugutz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. Países Bajos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Illescas ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Tomas Illescas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Angelo Ugutz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 40th minute of play forced Países Bajos's goalkeeper Angelo Ugutz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Países Bajos's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Angelo Ugutz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Países Bajos's Timos Kavourakis shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 45th 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. Tomas Illescas took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Angelo Ugutz. Angelo Ugutz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Timos Kavourakis was the one to do the kick off. Angelo Ugutz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the match, Patricio Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelo Ugutz. Países Bajos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patricio Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Timos Kavourakis in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. In the 59th minute, Timos Kavourakis made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-2. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Angelo Ugutz having to make a save. 64 minutes into the match, Países Bajos's goalkeeper Angelo Ugutz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalmacio Tebaldo in the 83rd minute of the match. Hieronim Zagrobelny charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hieronim Zagrobelny the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hieronim Zagrobelny kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Países Bajos's Danilo Porfirio was substituted for Anakoz Balcells. After a rather tough play, Países Bajos's Hieronim Zagrobelny got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 94th minute, Hieronim Zagrobelny hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Países Bajos's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.