Challenge

Novotroitsk
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yuliy Esikov took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Yuvenaliy Deinichenko kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by FC NOSTA's Yuliy Esikov. But to his dismay, Yuliy Esikov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Melchor Lopez came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Gennadiy Lihventsov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Ferrant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 15th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nacho González saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nacho González was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. FC NOSTA's Nacho González played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 18th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 20th minute. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 27th minute, Vyacheslav Sysoev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Venezuela's attentive Patricio Costa managed to snatch the ball when Patryk Burdzel made a throw-in in the 29th minute of the game. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Nacho González tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Custódio, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 36 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Custódio came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nacho González saved FC NOSTA from getting behind. In the 43rd minute, Felipe Custódio 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. Patricio Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 49th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patricio Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yuliy Esikov in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. In the 59th minute Vladimir Terentiev 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Custódio, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 71st minute, Yuliy Esikov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 79th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Custódio in the 80th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Nacho González didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nacho González was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. In the 94th match minute, FC NOSTA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felipe Custódio to maneuver through the defense. When Yuliy Esikov came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the FC NOSTA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yuliy Esikov couldn't finish the play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC NOSTA had played much better football throughout.