Challenge

Korolev
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Mai Li Cheng kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. In the 8th minute True storY were awarded a corner. Maadan Lăcătuș went to the cornerflag to take it. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mai Li Cheng in the 12th minute. Mai Li Cheng came free with the goalkeeper in the 16th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jonathan Ferrant could save by the left post. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mai Li Cheng in the 19th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Mai Li Cheng came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pahom Nikiforov saved True storY from getting behind. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Li Cheng in the 26th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pahom Nikiforov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The True storY fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when True storY's Mai Li Cheng 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 37th minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Pahom Nikiforov. True storY's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Mai Li Cheng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mai Li Cheng to make the kick off. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Maadan Lăcătuș was slow to take the kick. During this time True storY's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, True storY's Gennadiy Terentiev got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, Emil Kostadinov made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Maadan Lăcătuș received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 63 minutes of play, True storY's Milosz Bartocha made it 5-2 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! Emil Kostadinov struck a weak shot in the 66th 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 True storY. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mai Li Cheng in the 67th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mai Li Cheng in the 68th 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. 71 minutes into the game, Mai Li Cheng cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-2. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mai Li Cheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Mai Li Cheng made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-2. In the 82nd match minute, True storY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gennadiy Terentiev to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emil Kostadinov went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-2 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mai Li Cheng in the 89th 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. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Li Cheng in the 93rd minute of play. A hard shot 94 in the game by Tomas Illescas from a close distance when the talented Pahom Nikiforov managed to make a qualified save. True storY's players were relieved. When the referee ended the match the True storY players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.