Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. Boguslaw Major hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the game, Alex Chicote was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yelonki the free kick. After 10 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Arkadiusz Motyl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Arkadiusz Motyl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arkadiusz Motyl's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Sad Aimar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 16th minute of play. In the 30th minute Maksymilian Dudkowski 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. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Sad Aimar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 43 minutes, Arkadiusz Motyl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yelonki's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arkadiusz Motyl 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 45th minute Maksymilian Dudkowski 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. In the 47th minute, Patryk Wierzbicki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arkadiusz Motyl to make the kick off. Arkadiusz Motyl in the 51stth 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. Stano Stanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sad Aimar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rigoberto Mina kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arkadiusz Motyl in the 61st 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. Arkadiusz Motyl who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 63rdth minute tested the skills of Jonathan Ferrant when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Yelonki made a substitution. Damazy Oborski replaced Ignacy Piczak. Venezuela's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Illescas in the 66th minute. After taking down the ball on Venezuela's corner Tomas Illescas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sad Aimar quite easily take care of the ball. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Yelonki made a substitution. Grzegorz Kalemba replaced Stano Stanov. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Patryk Wierzbicki made in the 71st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Grzegorz Kalemba. A collision led to Yelonki getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Grzegorz Kalemba hit a great ball. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Grzegorz Kalemba was extremely unlucky when he, in the 78th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patryk Wierzbicki charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patryk Wierzbicki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Yelonki getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Patryk Wierzbicki hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Grzegorz Kalemba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. The Venezuela supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Yelonki's performance. The match ended with a win for Yelonki.