Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Remigiusz Cisek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Majachun and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Majachun's Remigiusz Cisek got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. In the 5th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. Majachun's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Illescas ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience was convinced that Joshua Secada's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gianluigi Donnarumma was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the game, Remigiusz Cisek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Remigiusz Cisek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. In the 20th 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 Remigiusz Cisek in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Alfred Pankowski 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 Alfred Pankowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 26th minute Remigiusz Cisek 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. After 30 minutes, Jonathan Venegas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Majachun players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jonathan Venegas kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Remigiusz Cisek 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. In the 36th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Secada to maneuver through the defense. Remigiusz Cisek might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Remigiusz Cisek ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Alfred Pankowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Majachun's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfred Pankowski 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

André de Queirós hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Pankowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 61st minute. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 63rd minute of play forced Majachun's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 minutes, Remigiusz Cisek made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Pankowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Olivier in the 72nd minute of play. After 73 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stefan Niziolek who took care of the corner kick. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Remigiusz Cisek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Remigiusz Cisek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gianluigi Donnarumma having to make a save. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Gianluigi Donnarumma 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 87th 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 Venegas hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match.