Challenge

Stadion im. MARKUSA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gandalf Head made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arkadiusz Kostka. FC MARKUS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC MARKUS's goalie prevented a goal. 11 minutes into the game, FC MARKUS's Gandalf Head nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After having played for 15 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gandalf Head sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute of the match, Daniel Hatman 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. Levent Sapunov charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Levent Sapunov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 29 played minutes FC MARKUS got a freekick which was hit by Levent Sapunov. In the 30thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC MARKUS's Arkadiusz Kostka was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Teobald Jeziorkowski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 2-1. After 36 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arkadiusz Kostka breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arkadiusz Kostka. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. 41 minutes into the match, FC MARKUS's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Arkadiusz Kostka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arkadiusz Kostka 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 42nd minute. If Teobald Jeziorkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 54th minute. After 56 played minutes FC MARKUS got a freekick which was hit by Teobald Jeziorkowski. Arkadiusz Kostka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 62nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Venegas to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gandalf Head in the 64th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gandalf Head in the 66th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Gandalf Head 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 76th match minute, FC MARKUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukasz Jaszyna to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gandalf Head in the 80th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 81 minutes of play, FC MARKUS's Gandalf Head made it 4-1 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! Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gandalf Head, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucjan Drugi in the 88th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Teobald Jeziorkowski 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. After a rather tough play, FC MARKUS's Lukasz Jaszyna got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teobald Jeziorkowski in the 97th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the FC MARKUS players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.