Challenge

Kochobetsu Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. 曲强洋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 曲强洋 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gleb Elkibaev in the 8th minute. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Gleb Elkibaev tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 13 played minutes Esperance got a freekick which was hit by Roy Engström. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladislav Popov in the 16th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Roy Engström put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. In the 25th minute, Roy Engström reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. The goal made the score 2-1. Esperance's 曲强洋 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 43rd minute of play forced Esperance's goalkeeper 曲强洋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gleb Elkibaev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roy Engström made a kick off. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Esperance's Roy Engström. But to his dismay, Roy Engström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Bram Boonen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Bram Boonen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 57 minutes, Roy Engström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esperance's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roy Engström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gleb Elkibaev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Tomas Illescas in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of 曲强洋, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Roy Engström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esperance's supporters rose to their feet, but Roy Engström 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. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. 曲强洋 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Tomas Illescas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of 曲强洋. The goal made the score 3-2. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gleb Elkibaev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Roy Engström 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. Esperance made a substitution. Nikolay Adabir replaced Roy Engström. After 89th play minutes Gavriil Dolgachev shot 5-2, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. 93 minutes into the match, Nikolay Adabir notched a goal, 6-2, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Kazachenok in the 97th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Esperance players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.