Challenge

SOF
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Feliks Nieruchliwy got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Feliks Nieruchliwy 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. After 4 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. Soflov FC's David Oriol got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Patricio Salamon 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 6th minute. In the 8th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Feliks Nieruchliwy 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. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Soflov FC's Feliks Nieruchliwy shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 29thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Soflov FC's Patricio Salamon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 30 minutes Soflov FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomas Illescas who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Venezuela's corner Tomas Illescas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Patricio Salamon quite easily take care of the ball. In the 32nd minute, Tomas Illescas 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. Guillermo Mariano hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Feliks Nieruchliwy might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Feliks Nieruchliwy ran back to his position shaking his head. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 37th 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. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feliks Nieruchliwy in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Soflov FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Patricio Salamon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Osvaldo Olguín got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

In the 52nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Patricio Salamon made a huge save. 57 minutes into the game, Soflov FC's Feliks Nieruchliwy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 61st minute of the game Alex Chicote made a throw-in which Patricio Costa played forward. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Patricio Salamon came out and tried to block the shot, but Tomas Illescas slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 64th minute. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patricio Salamon having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patricio Salamon was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Alex Chicote made in the 85th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Soflov FC's Percy Romero. If Fabio Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliks Nieruchliwy in the 92nd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.