Challenge

Sagittarius A-star
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gaos to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 10th minute of play forced Sagittarius A-star's goalkeeper Denislav Bogev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Elin Lazarkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sagittarius A-star's supporters rose to their feet, but Elin Lazarkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elin Lazarkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Preslav Kulekov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Preslav Kulekov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, Sagittarius A-star's Jonathan Ferrant threw himself towards the right post 25 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elin Lazarkov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 25th minute Denko Vankov suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. 26 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sagittarius A-star the free kick. In the 26th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Sagittarius A-star booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Mariano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Lyuben Bahchevanov came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantin Ilyov in the 32nd minute of play. Sagittarius A-star's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lyuben Bahchevanov in the 33rd minute. The corner led Sagittarius A-star's Lyuben Bahchevanov to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonathan Ferrant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 36th minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Denislav Bogev. Sagittarius A-star's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Sagittarius A-star's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denislav Bogev 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. The attack was good, but when Tomas Illescas in the 40th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Konstantin Ilyov was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Elin Lazarkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Patricio Costa struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Denislav Bogev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. In the 65th match minute, Sagittarius A-star was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kalin Manolchev to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Denislav Bogev managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Denislav Bogev made a huge save. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Denislav Bogev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 80th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denislav Bogev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Venezuela's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Illescas in the 81st minute. The corner led Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert to fire away a dangerous shot which Denislav Bogev despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. Sagittarius A-star's Denislav Bogev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 87th minute of play. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Elin Lazarkov 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. Sagittarius A-star were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.