Challenge

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dimitris Skondras got the match started through his kick off. Memphis Lundquist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Panos Kavaliaratos kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 37th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Skondras, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Dimitris Skondras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute Lv Hai Chong 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. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. MICE F.C. made a substitution. Jorden De Brouwer replaced Panos Kavaliaratos. Dimitris Skondras kicked well hit freekick during the 49th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Memphis Lundquist hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Zinédine Papoutsiadis came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. MICE F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Illescas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tomas Illescas made a great header on Venezuela's corner, it was just that MICE F.C.'s Christos Perivolakis managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 68thth minute of the game Dimitris Skondras who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 87 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zinédine Papoutsiadis, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 90th minute Zinédine Papoutsiadis 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. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Skondras in the 95th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lv Hai Chong, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.