Challenge

Phoenix Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Lopez Arrillaga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Lopez Arrillaga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the game, Benedek Vándor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Százhalombattai VUK SE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. After a rather tough play, Százhalombattai VUK SE's Benedek Vándor got a free kick in the 9th minute. After having played for 14 minutes, Lopez Arrillaga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Százhalombattai VUK SE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lopez Arrillaga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 16th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but György Solti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Lóránt Hoffman sent off a good shot on target. 23 minutes into the match, Százhalombattai VUK SE's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but György Solti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 26 played minutes Százhalombattai VUK SE got a freekick which was hit by Márton Sárosi. In the 27th minute, Patricio Costa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. György Solti was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 30 minutes into the game, Benedek Vándor threw the ball into play from the sideline. Venezuela's Jose Correa quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 38 played minutes Százhalombattai VUK SE got a freekick which was hit by Benedek Vándor. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Lóránt Hoffman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Lóránt Hoffman made the kick off in the second half. György Solti didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 63rd minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Flórián Dósa during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 69th match minute, Százhalombattai VUK SE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flórián Dósa to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sándor Toldi in the 74th minute of play. A hard shot by Tomas Illescas from long distance, 77 minutes into the match, got György Solti's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Százhalombattai VUK SE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedek Vándor didn't get a good kick on the ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lóránt Hoffman in the 90th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lóránt Hoffman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Százhalombattai VUK SE getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Lóránt Hoffman hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Venezuela walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.