Challenge

im. Jana Pawła II
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tobiasz Bienienda got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacek Kordalewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5thth minute of the game Bogdan Raschke who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Bogdan Raschke could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Jonathan Ferrant however easily saved by the left post. Jacek Kordalewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 8th minute of the match. Bogdan Raschkes short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Jonathan Ferrant to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tobiasz Bienienda in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. If Tobiasz Bienienda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. KS KARA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Michal Marciewicz in the 23rd minute. Tobiasz Bienienda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes into the game, Bogdan Raschke was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KS KARA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. Bogdan Raschke hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. The Venezuela fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 43 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Tobiasz Bienienda came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th 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. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacek Kordalewski was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Tomas Illescas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Jacek Kordalewski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Mariusz Olejarz's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mariusz Olejarz helped the player get up and apologised. Mariusz Olejarz kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Jurand Kiewra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Tomas Illescas took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Jacek Kordalewski to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pawel Walczak in the 63rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 minutes, Rigoberto Mina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the KS KARA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 66 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. KS KARA made a substitution. Leszek Moryl replaced Bogdan Raschke. KS KARA made a substitution. Wiktor Skaradoski replaced Tobiasz Bienienda. KS KARA made a substitution. Boguslaw Kapinos replaced Boleslaw Charlap. Rigoberto Mina kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. When Wasyl Sokol fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KS KARA's protests and gave Wasyl Sokol a yellow card for diving instead. Wasyl Sokol kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After 74 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jacek Kordalewski was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Boguslaw Kapinos came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the KS KARA 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 Boguslaw Kapinos couldn't finish the play. Wasyl Sokol took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacek Kordalewski having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 85th minute of play forced KS KARA's goalkeeper Jacek Kordalewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 87 minutes of play KS KARA's Wasyl Sokol was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 88th minute, Wasyl Sokol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacek Kordalewski made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Jacek Kordalewski managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Michal Marciewicz came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the KS KARA 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 Michal Marciewicz couldn't finish the play. After 96 minutes of play Venezuela's Jose Correa was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The Venezuela supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Venezuela would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.