Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Iustinian Vochin made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. In the 3rd minute of the match Panait Gherase shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Eantdit FK:s Pang Yao showed great skill when he stopped Tomas Illescas:s penalty. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Rik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iustinian Vochin struck a weak shot in the 12th 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. In the 12th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Costa to maneuver through the defense. After 13 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iustinian Vochin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the game, Octavian Braica threw the ball into play from the sideline. Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 18 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panait Gherase in the 18th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Pânzaru in the 20th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Iustinian Vochin came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 26 minutes, Iurie Purcaru mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eantdit FK and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. A nice corner shot did that Tomas Illescas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pang Yao quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Tomas Illescas sped through Eantdit FK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pang Yao. 33 minutes into the match, Eantdit FK's Pavel Pânzaru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Panait Gherase was slow to take the kick. During this time Eantdit FK's players had a chance to rest. In the 35th minute, Octavian Braica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Iustinian Vochin came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Pavel Pânzaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Pavel Pânzaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 50 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pang Yao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Pang Yao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Eantdit FK's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Pang Yao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Patricio Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pang Yao. Eantdit FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patricio Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Octavian Braica hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the match, Eantdit FK's Paulino Trigueiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eantdit FK's Olimpiu Vârnav was substituted for Iustinian Vochin. Venezuela's attentive Jonathan Venegas managed to snatch the ball when Octavian Braica made a throw-in in the 71st minute of the game. Pang Yao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 72nd minute of the match. Moise Păvăloae's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Moise Păvăloae helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd minute Tomas Illescas 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 last second Jonathan Ferrant throw himself and got hold of the ball when Leon Rik in the 75thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Leon Rik scored 3-1 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Pavel Pânzaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pang Yao stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Leon Rik capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leon Rik really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. When Leon Rik came up free with the goalie in the 90th 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 Leon Rik couldn't finish the play. Leon Rik was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 92nd minute. Eantdit FK's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 94th minute Leon Rik 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 Venezuela players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.