Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amnon Mitta kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Costa during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Kiryat Gat booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Illescas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Bonifacio Paez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Amnon Mitta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amnon Mitta in the 18th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bonifacio Paez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomas Illescas hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Kiryat Gat's Yachil Givati got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 23 minutes into the match, Daniel Majusiak notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 27th match minute, Kiryat Gat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cássio Leão to maneuver through the defense. After 30 minutes of play, Kiryat Gat's Daniel Majusiak made it 0-3 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! If Noy Raanan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bonifacio Paez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 35th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amnon Mitta in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amnon Mitta in the 38th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Yachil Givati came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bonifacio Paez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 42nd minute of play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Guillermo Mariano hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Kiryat Gat's Cássio Leão tried to score from far away in the 47th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avshalom Yifati in the 52nd minute of play. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Avshalom Yifati tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avshalom Yifati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Avshalom Yifati went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Amnon Mitta received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Amnon Mitta slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 68th minute. If Daniel Majusiak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kiryat Gat's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cássio Leão in the 75th minute. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Venezuela fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. In the 84th minute, Avshalom Yifati 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 Avshalom Yifati in the 87th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bonifacio Paez. Kiryat Gat's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Avshalom Yifati in the 94th 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. Kiryat Gat's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.