Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 4 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. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Dumitru Moraru made a huge save. The supporters of Venezuela booed when The Commandos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Makis Bakatsias didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, The Commandos's Dumitru Moraru got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dumitru Moraru, 1-0. In the 15th minute of the match, Tomas Illescas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dumitru Moraru was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fondas Papadogiannakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Daniil Kleomenis hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute of the match Daniil Kleomenis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant skillfully saved the ball. When The Commandos's Thanos Kalfakis in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. In the 30th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Moraru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paris Braoudakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paris Braoudakis in the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fondas Papadogiannakis in the 44th minute of play. Tomas Illescas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Dumitru Moraru skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. Sokratis Tsardikos hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the match, The Commandos's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Dumitru Moraru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, The Commandos's Antti Ariva got a free kick in the 59th minute. A collision led to The Commandos getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Dimitris Tsirigidis hit a great ball. Dumitru Moraru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of The Commandos's goalie and right to Salvador Gisbert. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. The Commandos's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The Commandos's Grigoris Sourmelis was substituted for Thanos Kalfakis. In the 75th minute, Grigoris Sourmelis made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fondas Papadogiannakis in the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Daniil Kleomenis 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paris Braoudakis in the 91st minute of play. Grigoris Sourmelis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. The Venezuela supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching The Commandos's performance. The match ended with a win for The Commandos.