Challenge

Plush Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. The supporters of Venezuela booed when FA Sandtown was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edward Kasiewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 14th minute of play forced FA Sandtown's goalkeeper Radowit Trzaskoma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Aleksander Kissel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Aleksander Kissel tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 21st minute, Aleksander Kissel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. The goal made the score 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aleksander Kissel in the 24th minute. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Aleksander Kissel sent off a good shot on target. FA Sandtown's Benoit Van Bettenrode got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksander Kissel came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benoit Van Bettenrode fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. After 36 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. The audience cheered loudly when Benoit Van Bettenrode's long shot in the 38th minute became 3-0 when the ball went to the left of and passed Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Aleksander Kissel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aleksander Kissel really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

After 50 minutes of play, FA Sandtown's Benoit Van Bettenrode made it 5-0 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! After 54 played minutes FA Sandtown got a freekick which was hit by Ludomil Narbut. Camilo Gaos hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. When Aleksander Kissel came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the FA Sandtown 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 Aleksander Kissel couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benoit Van Bettenrode in the 60th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute FA Sandtown were awarded a corner. Benoit Van Bettenrode went to the cornerflag to take it. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ludomir Tarka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Janusz Koczara in the 73rd 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. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Janusz Koczara 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. 80 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Janusz Koczara came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ludomil Narbut got a throw-in 82 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Witomir Domamir. Radowit Trzaskoma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 85th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Janusz Koczara 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. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janusz Koczara in the 91st minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Janusz Koczara's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. FA Sandtown's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.