Challenge

Stadion Jui Kuen
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Michal Arendarski kicked off to start the match. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ye Hong in the 3rd minute. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Fu Wei Di made in the 7th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ye Hong however managed to control. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michal Arendarski in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute Michal Arendarski 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. 13 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Arendarski came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Abandon All Hope fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! Meng Yan Jing had in the 17thth minute some difficulties stopping Tomas Illescas's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Tomas Illescas took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Meng Yan Jing. Meng Yan Jing dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ye Hong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Abandon All Hope's Michal Arendarski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-1 after 34 minutes of play. Gilbert Gorzkiewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Meng Yan Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 40th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Meng Yan Jing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Arendarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Ye Hong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jiang Sang Qing was slow to take the kick. During this time Abandon All Hope's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilbert Gorzkiewicz in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Michal Arendarski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 81st minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 87 played minutes Abandon All Hope got a freekick which was hit by Fu Wei Di. A collision led to Abandon All Hope getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Fu Wei Di hit a great ball. Meng Yan Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 93rd minute of the match. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Meng Yan Jing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.