Challenge

Stadion im. MARKUSA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gandalf Head took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, FC MARKUS's Gandalf Head dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Gandalf Head got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 2-0. FC MARKUS's Arkadiusz Kostka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 15th minute of play. Daniel Hatman was extremely unlucky when he, in the 16th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 18 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Arkadiusz Kostka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teobald Jeziorkowski went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 28th minute, Lukasz Jaszyna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pawel Sikola's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pawel Sikola helped the player get up and apologised. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Arkadiusz Kostka didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gandalf Head in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of Venezuela booed when FC MARKUS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zbigniew Gendolla didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 40 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gandalf Head in the 42nd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Gandalf Head 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. Jonathan Venegas kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Arkadiusz Kostka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Teobald Jeziorkowski came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Arkadiusz Kostka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the game, Jose Correa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC MARKUS the free kick. Thanks to some nice moves Tomas Illescas could shoot a difficult shot in the 69th minute, which Arkadiusz Kostka however easily saved by the left post. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobald Jeziorkowski in the 75th minute of play. Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 82 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arkadiusz Kostka was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, FC MARKUS's Arkadiusz Kostka got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. The supporters of FC MARKUS booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC MARKUS's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.