Challenge

Tiger Sports 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. Iwo Sawicki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patricio Costa's late challenge caught a Tiger's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patricio Costa helped the player get up and apologised. Pentti Ojala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Tiger booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Iwo Sawicki came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iwo Sawicki had several of the Venezuela's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 18 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Jonathan Ferrant as he didn't even see the shot coming. After 21 minutes, Iwo Sawicki made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 26 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Iwo Sawicki came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Iwo Sawicki kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 3-0 in the 31 minute of play. In the 39th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josef Witlatschil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Venezuela's Patricio Costa quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Christo Bothenhain, made in the 41st minute of the game. Venezuela's Patricio Costa quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rudolf Speed, made in the 43rd minute of the game. When Pentti Ojala in the 45th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Jonathan Ferrant kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 4-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole.

After a rather tough play, Tiger's Iwo Sawicki got a free kick in the 57th minute. After 58 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. In the 59th 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Josef Witlatschil in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iwo Sawicki in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thilo Heß in the 70th minute of the match. Gaizka Mendieta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Tiger made a substitution. Américo Baehr replaced Fatih Schwemer. Tiger's Marten Weise was substituted for Iwo Sawicki. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marten Weise in the 80th minute of the match. Venezuela's Patricio Costa managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ingo Ustorf in the 88 minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Tiger's Christo Bothenhain got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 92nd minute, Marten Weise made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. 95 minutes into the match, Tiger's Gaizka Mendieta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. There was no doubt that Tiger were the better team. Tiger's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.