Challenge

MindHead Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute of the match Alexandros Valsamis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant skillfully saved the ball. After 6 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tolis Nomikos was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Tomas Illescas hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Thalis Kominatos managed to get in a good position for a shot. MindHead FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Thalis Kominatos 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. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes into the match, MindHead FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Tolis Nomikos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thalis Kominatos did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant 26 minutes into the match. Mathieu-Maxim Van Leemputte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Kostas Mouras kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute of the match, Thalis Kominatos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Ferrant saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Thalis Kominatos sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

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. A throw-in in the 51st minute of the game was made by Alexandros Valsamis with Sotiris Kardaris as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolis Nomikos having to interfere. Thalis Kominatos scored 3-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 61 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. In the 66th minute, Thalis Kominatos 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 5-1. In the 69th minute, Thalis Kominatos made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Venezuela's Jose Correa managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alexandros Valsamis in the 73 minute of the game. After having played for 76 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. MindHead FC made a substitution. Marinos Tatsis replaced Kostas Mouras. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Kominatos in the 81st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 7-1 when Thalis Kominatos sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. In the 87th match minute, MindHead FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pantelis Katsanikas to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by MindHead FC's Mathieu-Maxim Van Leemputte. But to his dismay, Mathieu-Maxim Van Leemputte quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The MindHead FC 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.