Challenge

Silesia Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Holger Ettur started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the game Guillermo Mariano made a throw-in which Tomas Illescas played forward. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Holger Ettur showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. After 10 played minutes FC Pierońskie Hanysy got a freekick which was hit by Thorbjørn Brunswick. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Holger Ettur sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute, FC Pierońskie Hanysy's Holger Ettur dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. 18 minutes into the match, Holger Ettur dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant, 3-0. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Holger Ettur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Venezuela's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Holger Ettur fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Holger Ettur got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 25 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 30th minute of play forced FC Pierońskie Hanysy's goalkeeper István Sipos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Pierońskie Hanysy's Holger Ettur slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 4-0 after 34 minutes of play. If Holger Ettur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. István Sipos 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 46th minute. After having played for 48 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. 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 Illescas to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, FC Pierońskie Hanysy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruce Harper to maneuver through the defense. 54 minutes into the game, Guillermo Mariano threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Pierońskie Hanysy's Zbyszek Sokol quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Patricio Costa's late challenge caught a FC Pierońskie Hanysy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patricio Costa helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC Pierońskie Hanysy booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 68 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovanni Araújo in the 73rd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Geovanni Araújo 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Geovanni Araújo in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 84th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. When Geovanni Araújo came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the FC Pierońskie Hanysy 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 Geovanni Araújo couldn't finish the play. After 87th play minutes Geovanni Araújo shot 6-0, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. 95 minutes into the game, FC Pierońskie Hanysy's Geovanni Araújo 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, 7-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Pierońskie Hanysy.