Challenge

Cup2 Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Téo Mello kicked off to start the match. Eliseo Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimcho Fuskov in the 7th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant stood somewhat misplaced when Dimcho Fuskov came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 7 minute. If Galin Hadzhiyski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimcho Fuskov got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 16 minutes, Galin Hadzhiyski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cup2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Galin Hadzhiyski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Galin Hadzhiyski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Galin Hadzhiyski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Téo Mello went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. When Dimcho Fuskov came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Cup2 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 Dimcho Fuskov couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleandro Ortiz in the 26th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Téo Mello. Cup2's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mladen Pashov in the 28th minute. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Cup2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valeri Hadzhisotirov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eliseo Moreno was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Dimcho Fuskov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Galin Hadzhiyski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eliseo Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 42nd minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Eliseo Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 51st minute of play. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 59th 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 61st minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Galin Hadzhiyski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 64 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Valeri Hadzhisotirov came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimcho Fuskov in the 65th minute of the match. Galin Hadzhiyski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Dimcho Fuskov hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After 78 played minutes Cup2 got a freekick which was hit by Dimcho Fuskov. Martin Ødegaard kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Téo Mello in the 87th minute of play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Téo Mello's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo Mello in the 96th minute of play. Cup2's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.