Challenge

Stadion Miejski
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herbert Walczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wlodzimierz Osielski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Herbert Walczyk's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miromir Lichorobiec in the 10th 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. In the 17th match minute, Shaolin soccer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kryspin Krzynowek to maneuver through the defense. If Herbert Walczyk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute, Shaolin soccer's Herbert Walczyk dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Miromir Lichorobiec received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Miromir Lichorobiec slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 25th minute. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Miromir Lichorobiec kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. 31 minutes into the match, Shaolin soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Wlodzimierz Osielski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. In the 40th minute Freek Saarberg 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 41st minute, Kryspin Krzynowek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute of the match Tomas Illescas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wlodzimierz Osielski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Herbert Walczyk fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Shaolin soccer's protests and gave Herbert Walczyk a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Shaolin soccer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herbert Walczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Herbert Walczyk to strike the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miromir Lichorobiec in the 52nd minute of play. Herbert Walczyk struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shaolin soccer. Herbert Walczyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miromir Lichorobiec in the 62nd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Shaolin soccer's Wlodzimierz Osielski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Shaolin soccer from getting a goal against them. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Wlodzimierz Osielski made a huge save. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Wlodzimierz Osielski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Wlodzimierz Osielski made a huge save. In the 78th minute, Herbert Walczyk 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. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Miromir Lichorobiec sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Shaolin soccer's Wlodzimierz Osielski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Shaolin soccer from getting a goal against them. Miromir Lichorobiec scored 6-0 in the 89th 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Shaolin soccer 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.