Challenge

Sir Ryan Giggs Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, 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. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquin Ramon in the 12th minute of play. Patricio Costa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Walery Kolano having to make a save. When Żuberia United's Genco İsrafil in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. In the 20th minute, Venezuela's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Arkadiusz Milik fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Żuberia United's Walery Kolano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 25th minute of play. Żuberia United's Arkadiusz Milik got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joaquin Ramon took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After 30 played minutes Żuberia United got a freekick which was hit by Doğukan Altun. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquin Ramon in the 34th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joaquin Ramon in the 34th 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquin Ramon in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Żuberia United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kazimierz Kalak in the 37th minute. Walery Kolano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th match minute, Żuberia United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jakub Wasikowski to maneuver through the defense. Joaquin Ramon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Żuberia United's Mikolaj Paraszczuk got a free kick in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arkadiusz Milik made a kick off. Żuberia United's Walery Kolano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 52nd minute of play. In the 61st minute, Arkadiusz Milik left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Żuberia United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joaquin Ramon's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute Żuberia United were awarded a corner. Kazimierz Kalak went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Żuberia United's Hieronim Waselewicz getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Żuberia United's goalkeeper Walery Kolano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Żuberia United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doğukan Altun didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute Arkadiusz Milik 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. 88 minutes into the game, Żuberia United's Arkadiusz Milik 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, 5-1. After 90 minutes, Patricio Costa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Żuberia United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. When Arkadiusz Milik came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Żuberia United 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 Arkadiusz Milik couldn't finish the play. Żuberia United's Igor Chlapowski was substituted for Arkadiusz Milik.