Challenge

Tiger Sports Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Iwo Sawicki came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pentti Ojala went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After 8 played minutes Tiger got a freekick which was hit by Iwo Sawicki. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Iwo Sawicki got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 3-0. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pentti Ojala's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Tiger were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Walter Baß took the corner. The corner led Tiger's Thilo Heß to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonathan Ferrant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Iwo Sawicki was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 24th minute. Tiger's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After having played for 24 minutes, Gaizka Mendieta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiger's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaizka Mendieta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Iwo Sawicki got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 4-0. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Tiger's Walter Baß got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwo Sawicki in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tiger's goalkeeper Josef Witlatschil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Josef Witlatschil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thilo Heß fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Iwo Sawicki made the kick off in the second half. Iwo Sawicki might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iwo Sawicki ran back to his position shaking his head. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iwo Sawicki in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pentti Ojala in the 61st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thilo Heß in the 62nd minute of the match. When Jose Correa fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Jose Correa a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 64th minute. After 65 played minutes, Tiger's Christo Bothenhain shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tiger reached it. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Josef Witlatschil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes in the game, Patricio Costa fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Josef Witlatschil having to interfere. Tiger's Marten Weise was substituted for Iwo Sawicki. 77 minutes into the game, Tiger's Marten Weise 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, 5-0. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pentti Ojala's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Josef Witlatschil made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marten Weise in the 90th minute of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pentti Ojala in the 93rd minute of play. After 96 minutes, Marten Weise made it 6-0 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. Tiger's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.