Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas made the kick off and thus started the match. After 13 minutes of play, Punisher's Hermengildo Ishmael made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ilias Lazarou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute, Tomas Illescas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute, Hermengildo Ishmael 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. The supporters of Punisher booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Mina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermengildo Ishmael in the 27th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermengildo Ishmael in the 32nd minute of the match. When Theodosis Petrochilos fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Punisher's protests and gave Theodosis Petrochilos a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Punisher was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theodosis Petrochilos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the game, one of Punisher:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 37 minutes, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ilias Lazarou. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermengildo Ishmael, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vassilis Giannakopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kleon Sfakianakis in the 44th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hermengildo Ishmael in the 46th 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. Patricio Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patricio Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Punisher booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hermengildo Ishmael was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 56th minute of play forced Punisher's goalkeeper Ilias Lazarou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant had great luck who in the 57thth minute grab hold of the ball when Hermengildo Ishmael from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Ilias Lazarou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermengildo Ishmael, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dimitris Loukanidis. 74 minutes into the game, Hermengildo Ishmael recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Hermengildo Ishmael showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Ilias Lazarou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermengildo Ishmael in the 79th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Hermengildo Ishmael had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hermengildo Ishmael was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ignatios Philipou hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eustratios Parmezanas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 92 minute of play. Patricio Costa got his second yellow card in the match during the 95th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. The Venezuela supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Punisher's performance. The match ended with a win for Punisher.