Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas made the kick off and thus started the match. Maurice Weber got a throw-in 4 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Felix Pierucci. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 6th minute of play forced 1. FC Union Weberei's goalkeeper Heiner Studer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heiner Studer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Heiner Studer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Patricio Costa went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind 1. FC Union Weberei's goalkeeper Heiner Studer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 28th minute, Erik Hertzog hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Heiner Studer 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 31st minute. A collision led to 1. FC Union Weberei getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Lindo Kran hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 34th minute of play forced 1. FC Union Weberei's goalkeeper Heiner Studer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 minutes, Guillermo Mariano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the 1. FC Union Weberei players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th minute, one of Venezuela:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Venezuela. Venezuela:s Jonathan Ferrant showed great skill when he stopped Nino Forster:s penalty. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Casimir Wickihalter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Erik Hertzog made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Erik Hertzog shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Chicote to maneuver through the defense. Heiner Studer made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Heiner Studer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jose Correa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 81st minute, Nico Gruenewald left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 1. FC Union Weberei fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Heiner Studer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, 1. FC Union Weberei's goalkeeper Heiner Studer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. In the 89th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heiner Studer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nico Gruenewald, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After a defensive mix-up in 1. FC Union Weberei's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Heiner Studer came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jose Correa's late challenge caught a 1. FC Union Weberei's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Correa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 93rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the 1. FC Union Weberei players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.