Challenge

Moscovi
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, 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. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Moscovi Ψ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomas Illescas was slow to take the kick. During this time Venezuela's players had a chance to rest. In a very dangerous position, a player in Moscovi Ψ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! Moscovi Ψ:s Ricardo Distiratsu showed great skill when he stopped Tomas Illescas:s penalty. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 6th minute. Patricio Costa might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardo Distiratsu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Patricio Costa ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 12 minutes, Remigio Lehen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Moscovi Ψ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Remigio Lehen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 16th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Moscovi Ψ's goalie and right to Salvador Gisbert. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Moscovi Ψ's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Ricardo Distiratsu 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 20th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. Moscovi Ψ'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. 21 minutes into the match, Remigio Lehen notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 27th minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes in the game Denis Cordarryl did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Hilario Goyo. After a defensive mix-up in Moscovi Ψ's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Distiratsu 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. In the 36th minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Distiratsu. Moscovi Ψ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a rather tough play, Moscovi Ψ's Denis Cordarryl got a free kick in the 45th minute.

The wind increased when Remigio Lehen made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardo Distiratsu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Remigio Lehen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Patricio Costa was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 63 minutes had been played. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Remigio Lehen in the 64th 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. Ricardo Distiratsu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-4 in the ordered_time% minute. When Denis Cordarryl fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Moscovi Ψ's protests and gave Denis Cordarryl a yellow card for diving instead. Denis Cordarryl kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Ricardo Distiratsu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 87 in the game by Tomas Illescas from a close distance when the talented Ricardo Distiratsu managed to make a qualified save. Moscovi Ψ's players were relieved. Ricardo Distiratsu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 91st minute. The Moscovi Ψ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Venezuela's performance. The match ended with a win for Venezuela.