Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thodoris Loubakis started the match with the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Xarilaou FC's Thodoris Loubakis shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. 11 minutes into the game, Christodoulos Troglis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xarilaou FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. In the 12th minute, Christodoulos Troglis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Fanis Skaltsas came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thodoris Loubakis in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Thodoris Loubakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thodoris Loubakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thodoris Loubakis in the 24th minute of the match. Kostas Kourmouzis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 26th minute. In the 32nd minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Costa during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. Thodoris Loubakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 43rd play minutes Tomas Illescas shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Kostas Kourmouzis and just under the crossbar into goal. Xarilaou FC's Fotis Mitsis was substituted for Themis Efthimidis. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Tomas Illescas made the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Xarilaou FC's Kostas Fasoulis. But to his dismay, Kostas Fasoulis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. 56 minutes into the match, Fanis Skaltsas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fanis Skaltsas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Thodoris Loubakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Venezuela's defense didn't have a chance, in the 63rd minute, when Thodoris Loubakis scored to the left of an out of position Jonathan Ferrant, making the score, 1-5. Xarilaou FC made a substitution. Stratos Kabantais replaced Kostas Fasoulis. In the 73rd minute of the match Xarilaou FC got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stratos Kabantais ran over to the corner to take the kick. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Stratos Kabantais fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Thodoris Loubakis sent off a good shot on target. After 88 minutes of play, Xarilaou FC's Thodoris Loubakis made it 1-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kostas Kourmouzis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded Xarilaou FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Venezuela.