Challenge

Lipochσrion Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Necat Baysal tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 3rd minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Lipochσrion FC's Fotis Melas shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 8 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fotis Melas. 16 minutes into the game, Fotis Melas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Theagenis Giannou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 26th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fotis Melas struck a weak shot in the 36th 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 Lipochσrion FC. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute, Necat Baysal 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. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fotis Melas to make the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Lipochσrion FC's Fotis Melas. But to his dismay, Fotis Melas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 56th match minute, Lipochσrion FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iraklis Akrivakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Fotis Melas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lipochσrion FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. The Lipochσrion FC fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Lipochσrion FC's Fotis Melas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Patricio Costa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Theagenis Giannou read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Evripidis Frantzeskos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fotis Melas in the 76th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fotis Melas in the 82nd 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 match, Lipochσrion FC's Fotis Melas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fotis Melas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Fotis Melas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.