Challenge

Aytos Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. A hard shot 4 in the game by Argir Goshev from a close distance when the talented Jonathan Ferrant managed to make a qualified save. Venezuela's players were relieved. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Argir Goshev sent off a good shot on target. After 10 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Rabakov who took care of the corner kick. Daniel Rabakov 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. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulinho Negri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 20 played minutes FC Aytos got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Helbling. After having played for 20 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. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 24th minute of play. With his leg Jonathan Ferrant managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when FC Aytos's Argir Goshev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Jose Correa fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Jose Correa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 29th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, FC Aytos's Argir Goshev ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 42nd minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 49th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Argir Goshev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Argir Goshev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Venezuela booed when FC Aytos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yani Hikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulinho Negri in the 57th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led FC Aytos's Daniel Rabakov to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonathan Ferrant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The FC Aytos fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when FC Aytos's Argir Goshev 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. During the 64th minute of the match Patricio Costa completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Patricio Costa a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 64 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Daniel Rabakov kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Aytos's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gianluigi Buffon came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 71 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. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Argir Goshev sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. 77 minutes into the game, FC Aytos's Argir Goshev 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, 4-0. In the 81st minute Blagoy Parizov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, FC Aytos's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Gianluigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The FC Aytos fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when FC Aytos's Argir Goshev 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 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 93 minutes of play, FC Aytos's Blagoy Parizov made it 6-0 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! Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulinho Negri in the 97th minute of play.