Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gandalf Head took the kick off in the first half of the match. Teobald Jeziorkowski took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 7 minutes into the match, FC MARKUS's goalkeeper Arkadiusz Kostka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. Arkadiusz Kostka stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. After having played for 12 minutes, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patricio Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Gandalf Head had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arkadiusz Kostka prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 19 minutes FC MARKUS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomas Illescas who took care of the corner kick. Levent Sapunov hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute, Gandalf Head left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC MARKUS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Teobald Jeziorkowski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Arkadiusz Kostka in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lukasz Jaszyna hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gandalf Head in the 42nd minute of play. Andrzej Borucki hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teobald Jeziorkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. FC MARKUS's Arkadiusz Kostka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 50th minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Patricio Costa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC MARKUS the free kick. In the 55th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FC MARKUS's Arkadiusz Kostka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 63rd minute of play. After 65 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. In the 67th minute Gandalf Head 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. After 69 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zbigniew Gendolla who took care of the corner kick. When Levent Sapunov fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC MARKUS's protests and gave Levent Sapunov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st minute, Tomas Illescas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gandalf Head in the 73rd minute of play. Arkadiusz Kostka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 74th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, FC MARKUS's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Arkadiusz Kostka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC MARKUS's Lucjan Drugi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-3 in the ordered_time% minute. After having played for 83 minutes, Gandalf Head managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC MARKUS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gandalf Head was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Patricio Costa was shown his second yellow card after 86 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 87th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gandalf Head in the 89th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the game, Teobald Jeziorkowski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Teobald Jeziorkowski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. In the 94th minute, FC MARKUS's Lucjan Drugi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-5.