Challenge

AXI Stadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) AXi's Alexey Zafirov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 minutes, Patricio Costa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the AXi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Venezuela booed when AXi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Argenis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th 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. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Victorino Diaz Montero took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konstantin Dobrinski having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aygün Akıncıbeyoğlu was slow to take the kick. During this time AXi's players had a chance to rest. The corner led AXi's Aygün Akıncıbeyoğlu to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonathan Ferrant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexey Zafirov, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Rigoberto Mina kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Victorino Diaz Montero sent off a good shot on target. In the 33rd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstantin Dobrinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aleksander Godholm hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Aygün Akıncıbeyoğlu sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Jonathan Ferrant threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Aygün Akıncıbeyoğlu this time. 44 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Konstantin Dobrinski narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexey Zafirov in the 53rd minute of play. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. After 62 played minutes, AXi's Aygün Akıncıbeyoğlu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AXi reached it. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexey Zafirov's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Konstantin Dobrinski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Alexey Zafirov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Alexey Zafirov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in AXi's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Konstantin Dobrinski came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Diaz Montero, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexey Zafirov in the 85th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexey Zafirov, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Alexey Zafirov came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.