Challenge

Sarkhouh Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arsenio Claus started the match with the kick off. Arsenio Claus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Salmiyah Power's Lakhdar Guendouz got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 10th minute, Tomas Illescas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arsenio Claus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the game, Lakhdar Guendouz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lakhdar Guendouz in the 33rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kacper Koperski, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. With his leg Jonathan Ferrant managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when Salmiyah Power's Lakhdar Guendouz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Boncho Vlúchkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 41st minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

In the 51st minute Lakhdar Guendouz 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. After a defensive mix-up in Salmiyah Power's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boncho Vlúchkov 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. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Boncho Vlúchkov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 66th minute, Lakhdar Guendouz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Salmiyah Power fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Salmiyah Power's Noureddine Abdenouz was substituted for Leonard Bărnuțiu. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arsenio Claus, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Claus in the 77th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Salmiyah Power's Arsenio Claus 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, 5-0. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 89th minute, Salvador Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lakhdar Guendouz scored 6-0 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Salmiyah Power's Lakhdar Guendouz in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. When the referee ended the match the Salmiyah Power players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.