Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 7 minutes of play, Spartans Lodz's Fryderyk Jajecznica made it 2-0 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! Fryderyk Jajecznica blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Spartans Lodz's zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Procopio Trespalacios came out of the goal and Patricio Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Procopio Trespalacios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 27th minute of play. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 30 played minutes Fryderyk Jajecznica rounded Venezuela's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-0. In the 34th minute Fryderyk Jajecznica 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. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Procopio Trespalacios having to interfere. If Fryderyk Jajecznica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 47th of the match, Fryderyk Jajecznica tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Jonathan Ferrant got in the way and made a wonderful save.

Spartans Lodz's Karol Karp was substituted for Tolek Maziarski. The wind increased when Fryderyk Jajecznica made the kick off in the second half. Procopio Trespalacios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 53rd minute of play. Karol Karp kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Iwan Ostrowski 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. 59 minutes into the game, one of Venezuela:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zula Zworski in the 69th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Spartans Lodz's Iwan Ostrowski got a free kick in the 69th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Spartans Lodz's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Procopio Trespalacios 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. 72 minutes into the game, Patricio Costa 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 Spartans Lodz the free kick. Spartans Lodz made a substitution. Radowit Szel replaced Herbert Gozdowski. After 73 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. When Zula Zworski came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Spartans Lodz 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 Zula Zworski couldn't finish the play. In the 80th minute of the match, Patricio Costa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Procopio Trespalacios saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zula Zworski, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Iwan Ostrowski hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Spartans Lodz's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Procopio Trespalacios 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. In the 93rd minute Iwan Ostrowski 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. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.