Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominik Walczak in the 6th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludomir Grondzki in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Tomas Illescas fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Bernard Zajac, passed just outside the right post. Bernard Zajac took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Dominik Walczak came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dominik Walczak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Gruszowiec's Dominik Walczak. But to his dismay, Dominik Walczak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 38 minutes into the match, Gruszowiec's goalkeeper Bernard Zajac had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dominik Walczak to make the kick off. Bernard Zajac didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Illescas went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Gruszowiec's Bernard Zajac played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 57th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Gruszowiec's Marcin Resel. But to his dismay, Marcin Resel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gruszowiec's goalkeeper Bernard Zajac, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Zachary Zawadzki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Zachary Zawadzki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 75 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. After having played for 77 minutes, Marcin Resel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gruszowiec's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcin Resel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 78th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernard Zajac saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominik Walczak in the 82nd minute of the match. Gruszowiec's Dominik Walczak got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 89 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bernard Zajac. Gruszowiec's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Gruszowiec players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.