Challenge

Marakana
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Dobri Pipkov started the match with the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobri Pipkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diyan Svilarov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. In the 9th minute of the match, Diyan Svilarov 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. Sevdalin Lenov got a throw-in 11 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Avgust Kyurkchiev. Diyan Svilarov in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Diyan Svilarov put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. If Diyan Svilarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Dobri Pipkov could shoot a difficult shot in the 25th minute, which Jonathan Ferrant however easily saved by the left post. Venezuela's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Dobri Pipkov scored to the left of an out of position Jonathan Ferrant, making the score, 2-0. Цървена звезда's Zapryan Sachanski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 28th minute of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dobri Pipkov in the 30th minute of play. After having played for 33 minutes, Avgust Kyurkchiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Цървена звезда's supporters crossed their fingers, but Avgust Kyurkchiev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Lilko Shentov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 3-0 in the 35 minute of play. Diyan Svilarov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Diyan Svilarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Avgust Kyurkchiev charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Avgust Kyurkchiev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Цървена звезда was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Avgust Kyurkchiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Venezuela fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Patricio Costa couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Diyan Svilarov put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. When Цървена звезда's Diyan Svilarov in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Zapryan Sachanski made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 76th minute of play forced Цървена звезда's goalkeeper Zapryan Sachanski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Цървена звезда booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Mina didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Dobri Pipkov came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zapryan Sachanski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diyan Svilarov, 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 91st minute. Lilko Shentov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhivko Tekerlekov in the 94th minute of play. The supporters of Цървена звезда booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Цървена звезда's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Neno Partalin in the 98th minute. The corner led Цървена звезда's Neno Partalin to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonathan Ferrant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Цървена звезда fans cheered their team off the field, for while Venezuela had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.