Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andor Szűcs took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erim Beşer was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. It was beautiful to see MR7's Jan Bednarek in action when he in the 8th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 11th minute, Benito Raphael 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 1-1. In the 13th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gaos to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute Andor Szűcs 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. Erim Beşer 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 17th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Erim Beşer in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erim Beşer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 21st minute. After 24 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jan Bednarek who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to MR7 getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Chiquinho Quirino hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 26 minutes, Erim Beşer successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andor Szűcs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 30 minutes, Andor Szűcs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MR7's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andor Szűcs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andor Szűcs in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Reşit Şahvar charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reşit Şahvar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 34 played minutes MR7 got a freekick which was hit by Reşit Şahvar. Rigoberto Mina charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rigoberto Mina the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Andor Szűcs'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 39th minute of play. A collision led to MR7 getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Reşit Şahvar hit a great ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Chiquinho Quirino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MR7's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chiquinho Quirino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 47thth minute of the game Andor Szűcs who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Correa during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 55 minutes of play, MR7's Karl-Michael Fredriksson made it 1-2 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! After a defensive mix-up in MR7's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erim Beşer 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. MR7's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jan Bednarek in the 66th minute. The supporters of Venezuela booed when MR7 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chiquinho Quirino didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the game, Andor Szűcs recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Andor Szűcs showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. 93 minutes into the match, Benito Raphael notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. MR7's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.