Challenge

Stade Mathieu-Curt
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Correa during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 4th minute. 6 minutes in the game Sébastien Milliot got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillaume Minier in the 8th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Avel Vat's Edmond Kubiak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Youri Djorkaeff in the 16th minute of play. Danny Pasquier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 22nd minute of play. Danny Pasquier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 23rd minute of the match. After 27 played minutes Avel Vat got a freekick which was hit by Sébastien Milliot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Youri Djorkaeff in the 29th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Avel Vat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malcom Vrignon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Avel Vat booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gaos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Youri Djorkaeff made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Émilien Tessier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Youri Djorkaeff managed to get in a good position for a shot. Avel Vat's supporters rose to their feet, but Youri Djorkaeff was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Bilal Moutte hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Danny Pasquier made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Danny Pasquier came out and tried to block the shot, but Tomas Illescas slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, Youri Djorkaeff notched a goal, 1-1, 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Danny Pasquier in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Danny Pasquier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Illescas during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Tomas Illescas hit a great ball. After 90 played minutes Avel Vat got a freekick which was hit by Bilal Moutte. Danny Pasquier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.