Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladislav Dzhalev in the 4th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sevdalin Ovcharov in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Costa to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denimir Bebin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladislav Dzhalev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Sevdalin Ovcharov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denimir Bebin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 20 played minutes EK got a freekick which was hit by Tzvetomir Kertin. Denimir Bebin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cido Fernandez in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Yancho Traychev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladislav Dzhalev, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Vladislav Dzhalev managed to get in a good position for a shot. EK's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladislav Dzhalev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vladislav Dzhalev's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 39th match minute, EK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzvetomir Kertin to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute Vladislav Dzhalev 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. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denimir Bebin having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vladislav Dzhalev to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes EK got a freekick which was hit by Beloslav Yachkov. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Denimir Bebin came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Venezuela's Tomas Illescas. But to his dismay, Tomas Illescas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, İlbey Denizalp managed to get in a good position for a shot. EK's supporters rose to their feet, but İlbey Denizalp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When EK's Vladislav Dzhalev in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vladislav Dzhalev in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 68 minutes into the game, Vladislav Dzhalev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Vladislav Dzhalev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. After having played for 76 minutes, Vladislav Dzhalev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. EK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladislav Dzhalev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 80 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 80 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when EK's İlbey Denizalp fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute, EK's Cido Fernandez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. After 93 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. The Venezuela fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. EK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.