Challenge

Molineux Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Edmund Almkvist came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Åke Söderqwist struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wolverhampton. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Sotiris Koupepes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Sotiris Koupepes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by J.P. J.J. during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th minute, J.P. J.J. hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Edmund Almkvist came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sotiris Koupepes in the 23rd minute. 23 minutes in the game, Sotiris Koupepes dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 夏天 Naae 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. In the 28th minute, Sotiris Koupepes 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. In the 32nd minute, Tomas Illescas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guillermo Mariano made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Wolverhampton's 夏天 Naae. Sotiris Koupepes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th match minute, Wolverhampton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Librado Pamperin to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st match minute, Wolverhampton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmund Almkvist to maneuver through the defense. Sotiris Koupepes might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sotiris Koupepes ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Wolverhampton's J.P. J.J. got a free kick in the 46th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sotiris Koupepes to strike the kick off in the second half. Guillermo Mariano made in the 51st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Wolverhampton's 夏天 Naae. Sotiris Koupepes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Edmund Almkvist charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmund Almkvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wolverhampton's Kang Hong Zhan was substituted for Librado Pamperin. When Sotiris Koupepes came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Wolverhampton 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 Sotiris Koupepes couldn't finish the play. Guillermo Granäng scored 2-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 81st minute, J.P. J.J. hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patricio Costa struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Thomas Runeberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Allan Burmeister didn't quite understand what happened when in the 94 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. There was no doubt that Wolverhampton were the better team. Wolverhampton's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.