Challenge

Emirates Stadium
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. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Gunners ARS got a freekick which was hit by Bogdan Skaradowski. Tomas Illescas scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mikolaj Piszczor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 10 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. 16 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mikolaj Piszczor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 28th minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Mikolaj Piszczor. Gunners ARS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Karol Pietrowiak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute, Igor Ogrodowicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Igor Ogrodowicz hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Gunners ARS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Venezuela were winning 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karol Pietrowiak to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Gunners ARS's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Mikolaj Piszczor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikolaj Piszczor didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 53rd minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wieslaw Ziomkowski in the 57th minute of play. Mikolaj Piszczor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Costa in the 61st minute of the match. Patricio Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 64th minute Wieslaw Ziomkowski 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. Mikolaj Piszczor 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 65th minute. Janusz Tyski kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Through a series of nice moves, Venezuela's Patricio Costa on his own came free in the 68th minute of the match and shot 0-5 behind a disappointed Mikolaj Piszczor. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Wieslaw Ziomkowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gunners ARS's supporters rose to their feet, but Wieslaw Ziomkowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th match minute, Gunners ARS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karol Pietrowiak to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 81 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. Milosz Raszek made in the 84th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Venezuela's Jose Correa. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Mikolaj Piszczor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gunners ARS's Mikolaj Piszczor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Gunners ARS from getting a goal against them. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mikolaj Piszczor having to make a save. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Venezuela's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.