Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zlatko Ibrahimović started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kim Hänninen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zlatko Ibrahimović recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 7 minutes of play, Fragleses's Zlatko Ibrahimović made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kim Hänninen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute of the game Alex Chicote made a throw-in which Patricio Costa played forward. Alex Chicote kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Wiktor Gomolka struck a weak shot in the 21st 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 Fragleses. Fragleses's Kim Hänninen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Fragleses from getting a goal against them. Kim Hänninen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 29th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatko Ibrahimović, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 32nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Venegas to maneuver through the defense. Zlatko Ibrahimović recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 34 minutes into the game, Zlatko Ibrahimović cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zlatko Ibrahimović blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. 39 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatko Ibrahimović came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roch Dejo in the 42nd minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Zlatko Ibrahimović sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatko Ibrahimović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kim Hänninen 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 59th minute. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zlatko Ibrahimović in the 63rd minute. Zlatko Ibrahimović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wiktor Gomolka in the 69th minute. Kim Hänninen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 70th minute of play. Fragleses's Waldemar Wojtowicz was substituted for Olaf Wojtowicz. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after Fragleses's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Patricio Costa managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 75th minute, Grzegorz Rasiak 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 0-4. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Fragleses's Wiktor Gomolka. But to his dismay, Wiktor Gomolka quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Fragleses made a substitution. Radoslaw Czerwinski replaced Roch Dejo. Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ermegildo Rexino in the 84 minute of the game. In the 89th minute Grzegorz Rasiak 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. Grzegorz Rasiak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 94 minutes into the game, Grzegorz Rasiak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fragleses's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kim Hänninen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fragleses's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.