Challenge

Народни трапища
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. After 6 minutes of play, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Doychin Karamalkov made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Doychin Karamalkov sent off a good shot on target. Georgi Velinov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 18th minute Dragolyub Buchkov 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. Dragolyub Buchkovs short, quick shot in the 19thth minute got Jonathan Ferrant to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 23rd 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 Patricio Costa couldn't finish the play. 24 minutes into the match, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Doychin Karamalkov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Perišić, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute Ivan Perišić 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. Ivan Perišić didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 35th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Ivan Perišić ran dejectedly back to his position. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doychin Karamalkov in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dragolyub Buchkov. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Perišić, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georgi Velinov having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Dragolyub Buchkov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dragolyub Buchkov really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Doychin Karamalkov was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Dragolyub Buchkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Dragolyub Buchkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doychin Karamalkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Perišić in the 66th minute of play. When Doychin Karamalkov came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг 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 Doychin Karamalkov couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dragolyub Buchkov in the 71st 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. 75 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Dragolyub Buchkov came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Doychin Karamalkov hit a great ball. In the 81st minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doychin Karamalkov in the 82nd minute of the match. Doychin Karamalkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Doychin Karamalkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 89 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. In the 92nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Costa to maneuver through the defense. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.