Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danila Akinfeev hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Patricio Costa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dmitriy Sidorov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Timofey Vekshin came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute of the match FK Amur 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. Yaroslav Samsonov ran over to the corner to take the kick. After having played for 35 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. Rostislav Avanesov kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Arkadiy Dubenskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arkadiy Dubenskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th match minute, FK Amur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arkadiy Dubenskiy to maneuver through the defense. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Sidorov having to interfere. Nikolay Seliverstov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Timofey Vekshin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 57th minute, Nil Dergachev got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timofey Vekshin in the 58th minute of the match. The corner ended in Jonathan Venegas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FK Amur's Dmitriy Sidorov did a great save. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danila Akinfeev charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danila Akinfeev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Danila Akinfeev kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dmitriy Sidorov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Salvador Gisbert made a great header on Venezuela's corner, it was just that FK Amur's Dmitriy Sidorov managed to reach the ball for a save. When Camilo Gaos fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Camilo Gaos a yellow card for diving instead. Camilo Gaos hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timofey Vekshin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FK Amur's Arkadiy Dubenskiy got his second yellow card of the match in the 85th minute. The referee ordered Arkadiy Dubenskiy off the ground. Arkadiy Dubenskiy hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FK Amur's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dmitriy Sidorov came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Venezuela were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.