Challenge

Erzincanchester Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Erzincanchester United's Mikhail Nikolin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Venezuela's Alex Chicote quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Denis Emelyanov, made in the 11th minute of the game. 16 minutes into the match, Daniil Zarutskiy notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 19 minutes into the game, one of Erzincanchester United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The supporters of Erzincanchester United booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Mariano didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Felix Baranov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hjalmar Lidström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Hjalmar Lidström 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 41st minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Mikhail Nikolin made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 51st minute. A hard shot 57 in the game by Tomas Illescas from a close distance when the talented Hjalmar Lidström managed to make a qualified save. Erzincanchester United's players were relieved. A collision led to Erzincanchester United getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Fedor Chichko hit a great ball. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 72nd minute, Patricio Costa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the game, one of Venezuela:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Erzincanchester United's Hjalmar Lidström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 84th minute of play. When Daniil Zarutskiy fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Erzincanchester United's protests and gave Daniil Zarutskiy a yellow card for diving instead. Daniil Zarutskiy hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Hjalmar Lidström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Erzincanchester United had won after a very even match.