Challenge

Novotroitsk
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yuliy Esikov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nacho González made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 3rd minute of play. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Venezuela! 1-0 came through a penalty shot after 5 played minutes, when FC NOSTA:s Gennadiy Lihventsov calmly waited for Venezuela:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. In a very dangerous position, a player in Venezuela fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! Venezuela:s Jonathan Ferrant showed great skill when he stopped Gennadiy Lihventsov:s penalty. Venezuela's attentive Jonathan Venegas managed to snatch the ball when Yuvenaliy Deinichenko made a throw-in in the 12th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as FC NOSTA's Felipe Custódio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 2-0 after 16 minutes of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC NOSTA's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nacho González 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. Patryk Burdzel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 29th minute of play forced FC NOSTA's goalkeeper Nacho González to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yuliy Esikov succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 32nd playminute. 39 minutes into the game, Yuvenaliy Deinichenko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC NOSTA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. A collision led to FC NOSTA getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Yuvenaliy Deinichenko hit a great ball. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Nacho González tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. FC NOSTA's Gennadiy Lihventsov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Venezuela. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Nacho González tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. After 54 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. In the 62nd minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC NOSTA getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Yuvenaliy Deinichenko hit a great ball. Yuvenaliy Deinichenko kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melchor Lopez in the 67th minute of the match. Felipe Custódio kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Camilo Gaos's late challenge caught a FC NOSTA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Camilo Gaos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gaos to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute, Felipe Custódio 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 75th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Melchor Lopez went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 79th minute, Vitold Rubakin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in FC NOSTA's zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nacho González came out of the goal and Patricio Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felipe Custódio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jose Correa charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jose Correa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 93 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. 94 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Custódio came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC NOSTA fully deserved thier win.