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ERGOTELIS MARTINEGO
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jose Correa fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Jose Correa a yellow card for diving instead. 10 minutes into the match, 任树振 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. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Evelio Gregory left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ERGOTELIS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 20thth minute of the game 任树振 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. 24 minutes into the game, 任树振 recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. 任树振 showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. In the 28thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ERGOTELIS's Stamatis Ifantis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Evelio Gregory took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute 任树振 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by 任树振 in the 43rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

56 minutes had been played when some careless play by ERGOTELIS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomas Illescas was slow to take the kick. During this time Venezuela's players had a chance to rest. In the 59th minute Panagiotis Agapakis 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 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Stamatis Ifantis made a huge save. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stamatis Ifantis having to interfere. ERGOTELIS made a substitution. Babbis Kourentas replaced Evelio Gregory. The ERGOTELIS fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when ERGOTELIS's 任树振 looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 81st minute Babbis Kourentas 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. 83 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when ERGOTELIS's 任树振 fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ERGOTELIS.