Challenge

Priechod Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gabriel Hanuščak started the match with the kick off. Filip Halák hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 5th minute of play forced AJAX PREDATORS's goalkeeper Dezider Cvečka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Dezider Cvečka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 7th 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. Alex Chicote kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Dezider Cvečka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of AJAX PREDATORS booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 minutes into the match, AJAX PREDATORS's Ivan Figura sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Gabriel Hanuščak sent off a good shot on target. AJAX PREDATORS's Dezider Cvečka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 35th minute of play. Gabriel Hanuščak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 39 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Gisbert. The AJAX PREDATORS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Venezuela were winning 0-1.

Dezider Cvečka was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tomas Illescas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 51 minute of play. In the 55th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Dezider Cvečka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Figura in the 63rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AJAX PREDATORS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 64th minute, when Tomas Illescas scored to the left of an out of position Dezider Cvečka, making the score, 0-3. Dezider Cvečka made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Hanuščak in the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 83rd minute of play forced AJAX PREDATORS's goalkeeper Dezider Cvečka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Hanuščak in the 85th minute of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Figura in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute Ivan Figura 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. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Venezuela eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.