Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Santa Jøker left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SuRpRiSe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If Santa Jøker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santa Jøker in the 11th minute of play. Santa Jøker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the game, SuRpRiSe's Santa Jøker nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Santa Jøker's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Santa Jøker was slow to take the kick. During this time SuRpRiSe's players had a chance to rest. SuRpRiSe's Santa Jøker was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jonathan Ferrant in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 39 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Santa Jøker came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santa Jøker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hubert Kostka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Costa in the 48th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Santa Jøker made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Salvador Gisbert threw the ball into play from the sideline. SuRpRiSe's Barnaba Knopek quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 55 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hubert Kostka. SuRpRiSe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santa Jøker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santa Jøker in the 61st minute of play. Barnaba Knopek kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Santa Jøker kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. 69 minutes into the game, SuRpRiSe's Santa Jøker nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. SuRpRiSe's Staf Swings was substituted for Santa Jøker. After 79 minutes of play, SuRpRiSe's Staf Swings made it 7-1 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! In the 83rd minute, Staf Swings made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-1. In the 86th match minute, SuRpRiSe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kryspin Gabis to maneuver through the defense. After 87 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Staf Swings in the 89th minute of play. SuRpRiSe's attentive Borys Domarecki managed to snatch the ball when Tomas Illescas made a throw-in in the 90th minute of the game. Ryszard Bierfass kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match.