Challenge

Spalona Arena 420
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Spalony Golden Gol's Hamit Tanaltay 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. 3 minutes into the game, Jose Correa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Spalony Golden Gol the free kick. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Spalony Golden Gol's Atilano Lixandro suffered a sore thigh after 7 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Costa during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute of the match, Sebastian Naskrent got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jonathan Ferrant was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Patricio Costa struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Wawrzyniec Absolwent didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. The supporters of Spalony Golden Gol booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gabriel Angeltveit struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Spalony Golden Gol. Ludomil Setara kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Wawrzyniec Absolwent made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 22nd minute of play. Sebastian Naskrent struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Spalony Golden Gol. After 24 played minutes Spalony Golden Gol got a freekick which was hit by Roch Galus. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Spalony Golden Gol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Naskrent didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th match minute, Spalony Golden Gol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roch Galus to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wawrzyniec Absolwent saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Tomas Illescas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezuela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Wawrzyniec Absolwent tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Spalony Golden Gol booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alex Chicote kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After 48th play minutes Aureliusz Kasprzak shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Ludomil Setara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. In the 65th minute Sebastian Naskrent 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. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Spalony Golden Gol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roch Galus didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliusz Kasprzak in the 74th minute of play. After 74 minutes of play, Spalony Golden Gol's Aureliusz Kasprzak made it 2-2 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! In the 79th 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliusz Kasprzak in the 87th minute of the match. In the 93rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Secada to maneuver through the defense. After 94 played minutes, Spalony Golden Gol's Gabriel Angeltveit 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 Spalony Golden Gol reached it. Joshua Secada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wawrzyniec Absolwent having to interfere. Spalony Golden Gol were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.