Challenge

JET-Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ivan Haglund made the kick off and thus started the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhivko Shpatov in the 5th minute of play. JET-M's Naycho Palyov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jonathan Ferrant in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 11 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nikifor Vekov. JET-M's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Haglund. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Ivan Haglund blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Alfredo Di Stéfano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him 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 Zhivko Shpatov in the 22nd minute of play. The corner led JET-M's Bozhko Staevski to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonathan Ferrant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Haglund got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Di Stéfano, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 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 29th minute. In the 30th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Tomas Illescas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nikifor Vekov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julio Quirze in the 34th minute of play. Alfredo Di Stéfano struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JET-M. 37 minutes into the match, JET-M's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Nikifor Vekov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikifor Vekov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 39th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Haglund went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 46th minute, Venezuela's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ivan Haglund fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. JET-M's Nikifor Vekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 48th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

JET-M's Ren Xi Liang was substituted for Zhivko Shpatov. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, JET-M's Nikifor Vekov got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Julio Quirze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Julio Quirze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The JET-M fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when JET-M's Ivan Haglund looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 66thth minute of the game Mirolyub Radin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mirolyub Radin charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mirolyub Radin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, JET-M was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mirolyub Radin to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Illescas was extremely unlucky when he, in the 69th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 74 minutes into the match, JET-M's goalkeeper Nikifor Vekov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mirolyub Radin in the 75th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ivan Haglund's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. In the 81st minute, Tomas Illescas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mirolyub Radin in the 82nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mirolyub Radin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. In the 91st minute, Quinton Ladra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A throw-in in the 93rd minute of the game was made by Quinton Ladra with Julio Quirze as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 98 minutes into the match, Ivan Haglund notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. JET-M had played much better football throughout.