Challenge

Gedaithen
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas 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. Rigoberto Mina charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rigoberto Mina the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 9 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. In the 9th minute, Arkadiusz Banaszak got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 12th minute of play forced Gedaithen Czomolungma's goalkeeper Ashley Milburn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Wasyl Milko got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 17th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute of the match Arkadiusz Banaszak shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tomas Illescas took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ashley Milburn. Ashley Milburn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 22nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Venegas to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sebastian Mitus went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Sebastian Mitus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ashley Milburn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gedaithen Czomolungma's Ashley Milburn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 37th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Wasyl Milko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Wasyl Milko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wit Dziuma in the 41st minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Wasyl Milko came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arkadiusz Banaszak in the 44th minute of play. Wit Dziuma's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wit Dziuma in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Wasyl Milko made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Wasyl Milko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gedaithen Czomolungma's supporters rose to their feet, but Wasyl Milko 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. In the 54th minute, Wasyl Milko made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wit Dziuma in the 60th minute of play. Wasyl Milko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wasyl Milko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Ashley Milburn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wasyl Milko scored 4-1 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ashley Milburn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Gedaithen Czomolungma's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ashley Milburn 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. After 81 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Ashley Milburn in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Venezuela were furious when Rigoberto Mina was red carded, 93 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Venezuela fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! Venezuela:s Jonathan Ferrant showed great skill when he stopped Wit Dziuma:s penalty. Gedaithen Czomolungma walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.