Challenge

Kozigóra arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Cyprian Sokol started the match with the kick off. Ludomir Maurycy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 3rd minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Cyprian Sokol capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cyprian Sokol really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Patricio Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ludomir Maurycy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyryl Klawke in the 9th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyprian Sokol in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Cyprian Sokol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cyprian Sokol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Cyryl Klawke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Ludomir Maurycy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 36th minute of play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Tomas Illescas fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Tomas Illescas a yellow card for diving instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. In the 54th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Ludomir Maurycy made a huge save. An unexpected shot in the 60th minute by Patricio Costa got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mieszko Kajdasz in the 61st minute of play. After 63 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ludomir Maurycy was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyprian Sokol in the 71st minute of play. After 72 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Cyprian Sokol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 82nd minute Mieszko Kajdasz 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. The supporters of KSG Kozłowa Góra booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joshua Secada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mieszko Lichorobiec in the 84th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, KSG Kozłowa Góra's Vytautas Aleknius got a free kick in the 86th minute. Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Patricio Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patricio Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cyprian Sokol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. 93 minutes into the game, KSG Kozłowa Góra's Cyprian Sokol 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, 4-1. KSG Kozłowa Góra walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.