Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gertjan Lanphan made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes, Gertjan Lanphan made it 0-1 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. Volodymyr Zelenskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pierre De Swert was slow to take the kick. During this time Szuperbeton's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Szuperbeton's corner Gervasio Soin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonathan Ferrant quite easily take care of the ball. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Szuperbeton's goalkeeper Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Volodymyr Zelenskiy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robben Demeulemeester in the 23rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Szuperbeton's Gertjan Lanphan in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Szuperbeton's Gertjan Lanphan. But to his dismay, Gertjan Lanphan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 39 minutes of play, Szuperbeton's Gertjan Lanphan made it 0-4 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! After 47th play minutes Gertjan Lanphan shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Gertjan Lanphan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Volodymyr Zelenskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 56th minute of the match. Robrecht Streels hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Szuperbeton defense, Tomas Illescas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The Szuperbeton fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Volodymyr Zelenskiy should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 66th minute of play. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Volodymyr Zelenskiy saved Szuperbeton from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robben Demeulemeester in the 72nd minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gertjan Lanphan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Robben Demeulemeester had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gertjan Lanphan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Szuperbeton walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.