Challenge

Хан Козуря
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Knights Templar's Zlatko Stumbov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bozhin Palakarchev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sava Dodov in the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Knights Templar were awarded a corner. Acho Gergishanov went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Knights Templar getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Acho Gergishanov hit a great ball. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bozhin Palakarchev having to interfere. Eustaquio Bilbo kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bozhin Palakarchev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute, Acho Gergishanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 32nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gaos to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the game, Sava Dodov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Sava Dodov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. Bilyan Púntov hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 44th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Knights Templar's Zlatko Stumbov got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zlatko Stumbov 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 Knights Templar. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rungrueng Rau in the 55th minute of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatko Stumbov in the 64th minute of play. 72 minutes in the game, Patricio Costa fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Bozhin Palakarchev having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sava Dodov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Costa to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th match minute, Knights Templar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustaquio Bilbo to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Sava Dodov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Sava Dodov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bozhin Palakarchev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Eustaquio Bilbo hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a free kick in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the game, Knights Templar's Zlatko Stumbov 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, 6-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 96th minute of play forced Knights Templar's goalkeeper Bozhin Palakarchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 97th minute after Knights Templar's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. When the referee ended the match the Knights Templar players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.