Challenge

ARENA NATAN
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. In the 4th match minute, SALI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damian Jaraczewski to maneuver through the defense. A sloppy throw-in by Artur Wojtowicz in the 7th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert. The supporters of SALI booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute of the match, Damazy Dziewedik tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Ferrant saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. When Damazy Dziewedik fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SALI's protests and gave Damazy Dziewedik a yellow card for diving instead. After 18 played minutes SALI got a freekick which was hit by Damazy Dziewedik. Rigoberto Mina kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Damazy Dziewedik recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Artur Wojtowicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Venezuela's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Illescas in the 27th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damazy Dziewedik in the 33rd minute of the match. After 35 minutes, Rigoberto Mina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the SALI players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of SALI booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Mina didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, SALI's Barnaba Nalaskowski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 40 minutes into the game, Herbert Komanski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Damazy Dziewedik stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lucrețiu Cazacu hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Cazacu in the 58th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Tanek Narbut in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tanek Narbut made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 85th minute. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damazy Dziewedik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Cheng Chao Yin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. Lucrețiu Cazacu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damazy Dziewedik in the 98th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Cheng Chao Yin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Ferrant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.