Challenge

Крепост Овеч
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, ФК ОВЕЧ's Tzvetoslav Chalúmov got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 7 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ilcho Golomehov. Yonko Krashevski hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute of the match Tomas Illescas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Juan Estevon skillfully saved the ball. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Estevon having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute, Yani Futlev fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Yani Futlev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Yani Futlev tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of ФК ОВЕЧ booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Ilcho Golomehov sent off a good shot on target. ФК ОВЕЧ's Ilcho Golomehov got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Lazar Anakiev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Yani Futlev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yani Futlev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a free kick in the 45th minute. The supporters of Venezuela booed when ФК ОВЕЧ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yani Futlev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of ФК ОВЕЧ booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Jonathan Venegas's late challenge caught a ФК ОВЕЧ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonathan Venegas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the match, Yonko Krashevski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yonko Krashevski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. ФК ОВЕЧ made a substitution. Geno Poptodorov replaced Lazar Anakiev. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Yani Futlev managed to get in a good position for a shot. ФК ОВЕЧ's supporters rose to their feet, but Yani Futlev 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. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikolay Momchilov in the 78th minute of play. The supporters of Venezuela booed when ФК ОВЕЧ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yonko Krashevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juan Estevon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute, Vitan Sharbanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Nikolay Momchilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guillermo Mariano hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ФК ОВЕЧ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Venezuela had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.