Challenge

FIFA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gelu Ogășanu made the kick off which started today's match. Nistor Pantelimon 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 9th minute. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Yellow Flag'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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 16th minute of play forced Yellow Flag's goalkeeper Nistor Pantelimon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Gelu Ogășanu sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baba Alba, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 23rd minute, Baba Alba made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 30 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Nistor Pantelimon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 33rd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nistor Pantelimon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Gelu Ogășanu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gelu Ogășanu really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 46th minute of play forced Yellow Flag's goalkeeper Nistor Pantelimon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gelu Ogășanu in the 52nd minute of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gelu Ogășanu in the 54th minute of play. Mihnea Druga hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Yellow Flag's Nistor Pantelimon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Yellow Flag's Gelu Ogășanu 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, 4-1. Mihnea Druga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute Isac Spiridon 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. A sloppy throw-in by Mihnea Druga in the 78th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Venezuela's Alex Chicote. In the 81st match minute, Yellow Flag was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiberiu Bucur to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isac Spiridon in the 93rd minute of play. When Isac Spiridon came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Yellow Flag 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 Isac Spiridon couldn't finish the play. In the 96th minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.