Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermengildo Ishmael in the 10th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermengildo Ishmael in the 11th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hermengildo Ishmael in the 12th 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. Ilias Lazarou 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 15th minute. Vassilis Giannakopoulos made in the 17th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Dimitris Loukanidis. 22 minutes into the game, Punisher's Kleon Sfakianakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After having played for 25 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. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermengildo Ishmael in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Hermengildo Ishmael 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. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermengildo Ishmael in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Venezuela's Tomas Illescas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ilias Lazarou. That made the score 1-1 after 37 minutes of play. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Kleon Sfakianakis came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermengildo Ishmael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 Hermengildo Ishmael to make the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kleon Sfakianakis in the 51st minute. Theodosis Petrochilos made in the 54th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Vassilis Giannakopoulos immediately put the ball in play. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kleon Sfakianakis went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Eustratios Parmezanas in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kleon Sfakianakis in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Punisher's Kleon Sfakianakis was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 62nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hermengildo Ishmael's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 69th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Mina to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Theodosis Petrochilos. Hermengildo Ishmael's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 76thth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 79 minutes, Theodosis Petrochilos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Punisher and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Punisher getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Theodosis Petrochilos hit a great ball. After 81 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. Hermengildo Ishmael spun around in front of the goal 83 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Venezuela's goal. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Hermengildo Ishmael put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. In the 90th minute, Patricio Costa made a precise shot to the right of Ilias Lazarou. Punisher's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4.