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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. In the 9th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Redha Elin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Redha Elin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Redha Elin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 25thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RS Wikowyje's Redha Elin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Bogdan Fikus kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Chicote to maneuver through the defense. Arkadiusz Damaski made in the 36th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Bogdan Fikus however managed to control. After 38 minutes, Guillermo Mariano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the RS Wikowyje players grew even worse after the yellow card. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Arkadiusz Damaski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Arkadiusz Damaski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. RS Wikowyje's Redha Elin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 42nd minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pawel Kowalski to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Pawel Kowalski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pawel Kowalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the match, RS Wikowyje's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Redha Elin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. RS Wikowyje's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Illescas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Redha Elin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pawel Kowalski in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. When RS Wikowyje's Pawel Kowalski in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Pawel Kowalski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, RS Wikowyje's Korneliusz Bejger got a free kick in the 75th minute. Pawel Kowalski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pawel Kowalski took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. RS Wikowyje's Pawel Kowalski got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Redha Elin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 88th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Patricio Costa notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of RS Wikowyje's Redha Elin. Redha Elin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 92nd minute, Pawel Kowalski 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. 94 minutes into the game, RS Wikowyje's Bogdan Fikus nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.