Challenge

JET-Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ivan Haglund kicked off to start the match. JET-M's Zhivko Shpatov got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 8th minute of the match Bozhko Staevski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jose Correa's late challenge caught a JET-M's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Correa helped the player get up and apologised. After 8 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Nikifor Vekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Nikifor Vekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 18th minute, Alfredo Di Stéfano fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jonathan Ferrant, passed just outside the right post. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Quinton Ladra sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. A hard shot 23 in the game by Ivan Haglund from a close distance when the talented Jonathan Ferrant managed to make a qualified save. Venezuela's players were relieved. In the 24th minute of the match, Zhivko Shpatov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Ferrant saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ivan Haglund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Di Stéfano in the 29th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Di Stéfano in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas 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 Alfredo Di Stéfano in the 32nd minute of play. Nikifor Vekov 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 got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nikifor Vekov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Ivan Haglund could shoot a difficult shot in the 47th minute, which Jonathan Ferrant however easily saved by the left post. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

JET-M's Mirolyub Radin was substituted for Ivan Haglund. JET-M made a substitution. Ren Xi Liang replaced Zhivko Shpatov. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ren Xi Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After 63 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bozhko Staevski who took care of the corner kick. Nikifor Vekov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas managed to work through JET-M's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Tomas Illescas dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ren Xi Liang in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Quirze in the 71st minute of play. After taking down the ball on JET-M's corner Bozhko Staevski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonathan Ferrant quite easily take care of the ball. JET-M's Alfredo Di Stéfano got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mirolyub Radin, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute Quinton Ladra 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. Mirolyub Radin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfredo Di Stéfano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The JET-M fans cheered their team off the field, for while Venezuela had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.