Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Patricio Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bedřich Holeš narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Jiří Lechner managed to get in a good position for a shot. ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s supporters rose to their feet, but Jiří Lechner 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Correa during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of ⚽Aston Punat⚽ booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s Jiří Lechner got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s Bedřich Holeš got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bedřich Holeš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bořek Volný hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiří Lechner in the 39th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s David Miláček. But to his dismay, David Miláček quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jiří Lechner to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jiří Lechner got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s Jonathan Ferrant threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jiří Lechner, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 69th 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. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiří Lechner in the 73rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Jiří Lechner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Jiří Lechner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Jiří Lechner fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s protests and gave Jiří Lechner a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Venezuela booed when ⚽Aston Punat⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jiří Lechner didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Bedřich Holeš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Venezuela supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s performance. The match ended with a win for ⚽Aston Punat⚽.