Challenge

Toumpa arena Gazprom
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. Tomas Illescas took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stratos Vogiatzis. Stratos Vogiatzis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. A collision led to Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Marios Mitsotakis hit a great ball. Stratos Vogiatzis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 11 played minutes Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ got a freekick which was hit by Marios Mitsotakis. In the 15th minute, Rigoberto Mina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Stratos Vogiatzis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21stth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ's Stratos Vogiatzis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marios Mitsotakis hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lembit Lutsar in the 23rd minute of play. Lembit Lutsar received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Lembit Lutsar slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stratos Vogiatzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Illescas ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Tomas Illescas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Stratos Vogiatzis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marios Mitsotakis hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Lembit Lutsar struck a weak shot in the 44th 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 Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ. After 47 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nasos Tsionas to strike the kick off in the second half. Konstantinos Galanopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Konstantinos Galanopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 52nd minute, Konstantinos Galanopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the game, one of Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Stratos Vogiatzis went to the wrong direction when Tomas Illescas was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Stratos Vogiatzis in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marios Natsouras might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marios Natsouras ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th minute, Marios Mitsotakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rdth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Π.Α.Ο.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ's Stratos Vogiatzis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 90th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stratos Vogiatzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lembit Lutsar, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lembit Lutsar in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.