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Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kalkhas Papanicolaou kicked off to start the match. After having played for 3 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. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thanos Pappageorge read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonathan Venegas during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Venezuela booed when らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aris Poulakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Venezuela booed when らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Omiros Frangopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aris Poulakis hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Thanos Pappageorge tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 41 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kalkhas Papanicolaou in the 43rd minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanos Pappageorge stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A sloppy throw-in by Kreon Galitsis in the 61st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Venezuela 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 Patricio Costa couldn't finish the play. Orthros Kotsiopoulos's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Orthros Kotsiopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. Venezuela made a substitution. Roberto Ocampo replaced Tomas Illescas. A collision led to らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Orthros Kotsiopoulos hit a great ball. The supporters of Venezuela booed when らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aris Poulakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Venezuela booed when らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aris Poulakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute, Roberto Ocampo made a precise shot to the right of Thanos Pappageorge. らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Roberto Ocampo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Thanos Pappageorge tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Venezuela were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.