Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kalkhas Papanicolaou got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute, Aris Poulakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patricio Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomas Illescas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Thanos Pappageorge when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 25 played minutes らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ got a freekick which was hit by Aris Poulakis. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 28 minutes into the game, Aigyptos Kakos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. After a rather tough play, らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's Aigyptos Kakos got a free kick in the 28th minute. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thanos Pappageorge having to make a save. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Thanos Pappageorge was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aigyptos Kakos was slow to take the kick. During this time らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's players had a chance to rest. The corner led らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's Kreon Galitsis to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonathan Ferrant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Tomas Illescas made the kick off in the second half. When Venezuela's Patricio Costa in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's goalie prevented a goal. Thanos Pappageorge 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 54th minute. Thanos Pappageorge 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 56th minute. In the 65th minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thanos Pappageorge was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 72nd minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Pappageorge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led to Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thanos Pappageorge saved らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ from getting behind. Tomas Illescas scored 3-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thanos Pappageorge, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's Akis Rigatos got a free kick in the 90th minute. らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's Thanos Pappageorge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 91st minute of play. Thanos Pappageorge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Venezuela fully deserved thier win.