Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Iustinian Vochin started the match with the kick off. Leon Rik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Paulino Trigueiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Rik in the 9th minute of the match. When Patricio Costa fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Patricio Costa a yellow card for diving instead. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustinian Vochin, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After 15 minutes of play, Eantdit FK's Iustinian Vochin made it 0-1 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! In the 20th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pang Yao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eantdit FK's goalkeeper Pang Yao, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 27th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 36th minute. Iustinian Vochin struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eantdit FK. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulino Trigueiro in the 45th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Eantdit FK's Pang Yao got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eantdit FK's goalie prevented a goal. Iustinian Vochin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulino Trigueiro in the 61st minute. Leon Rik charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leon Rik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leon Rik kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. When Iustinian Vochin came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Eantdit FK 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 Iustinian Vochin couldn't finish the play. Eantdit FK's Olimpiu Vârnav was substituted for Iustinian Vochin. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pang Yao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute of the match Tomas Illescas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pang Yao skillfully saved the ball. In the 78thth minute of the game Leon Rik 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. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 80th 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. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. 83 minutes into the match, Olimpiu Vârnav dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant, 2-2. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paulino Trigueiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.