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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Nontas Asimopoulos in the 4th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 8th play minutes Tomas Illescas shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Kleanthis Savouridis and just under the crossbar into goal. Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Pavlos Sotirakis, made in the 23rd minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Illescas during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a free kick in the 27th minute. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by REMALIA's Nontas Asimopoulos. But to his dismay, Nontas Asimopoulos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 32nd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kleanthis Savouridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Fotis Ikonomou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th 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. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Viktoras Giannikakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

59 minutes into the match, Nontas Asimopoulos 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 Nontas Asimopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Pavlos Sotirakis hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Kazantzakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nontas Asimopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nontas Asimopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panos Pitsikoulakis in the 84th minute of play. Thodoris Vrotsos scored 3-1 in the 85th 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 89th minute Thodoris Vrotsos 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. Damaso Aires hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kleanthis Savouridis having to make a save. In the 96th minute Panos Pitsikoulakis 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. REMALIA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.