Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gard Bredesen started the match with the kick off. Kryspin Mazierski hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gard Bredesen, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. İbrahima Diallo made a great header on POPODARA F.C's corner, it was just that Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant managed to reach the ball for a save. 12 minutes into the match, Gard Bredesen notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Gard Bredesen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 18th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gard Bredesen in the 20th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in POPODARA F.C's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Revheim came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Gard Bredesen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. After having played for 29 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimas Amaro in the 33rd minute of the match. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gard Bredesen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Gard Bredesen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 41st minute, Dimas Amaro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bendik Bekken in the 43rd minute of the match. Gard Bredesen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Bendik Bekken came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the POPODARA F.C 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 Bendik Bekken couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to POPODARA F.C getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Kryspin Mazierski hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Correa during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 55 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. After 57 played minutes POPODARA F.C got a freekick which was hit by Kryspin Mazierski. After 59 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. 73 minutes into the match, POPODARA F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Thomas Revheim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. POPODARA F.C's Andres Iniesta suffered a sore thigh after 74 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 74 minutes of play Venezuela's Jose Correa was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. POPODARA F.C's Teodor Kehlibarov was substituted for Andres Iniesta. Gard Bredesen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. POPODARA F.C's Ådne Svensen was substituted for Bendik Bekken. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by POPODARA F.C's Gard Bredesen. But to his dismay, Gard Bredesen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. If Ruperto Gonza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to POPODARA F.C getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Dorel Ilinca hit a great ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ådne Svensen in the 95th minute of play.