Challenge

Grotenburg-Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Simon Bannenbusch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simon Bannenbusch in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Brandon Mang in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Brandon Mang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 26th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant stood somewhat misplaced when Simon Bannenbusch came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 31 minute. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Brandon Mang. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 34th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brandon Mang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Venezuela booed when KFC Uerdingen 05 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucien Zollt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patricio Costa struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Brandon Mang didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. The supporters of Venezuela booed when KFC Uerdingen 05 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paolo Tano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simon Bannenbuschs short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got Jonathan Ferrant to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in.

The wind increased when Simon Bannenbusch made the kick off in the second half. Simon Bannenbusch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brandon Mang having to interfere. Brandon Mang made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. A nice corner shot did that Ricardo Lugebiel got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Ferrant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Bannenbusch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, KFC Uerdingen 05's Lucien Zollt got a free kick in the 67th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Simon Bannenbusch 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 Simon Bannenbusch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. A throw-in in the 74th minute of the game was made by Paolo Tano with Lucien Zollt as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. KFC Uerdingen 05's Brandon Mang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 76th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Hartwig Engelhardt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. The KFC Uerdingen 05 fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when KFC Uerdingen 05's Hartwig Engelhardt 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. KFC Uerdingen 05 made a substitution. Brian Laudrup replaced Simon Bannenbusch. Arseniy Bokatyuk hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paolo Tano during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 86th match minute, KFC Uerdingen 05 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paolo Tano to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Paolo Tano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Laudrup in the 95th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KFC Uerdingen 05's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.