Challenge

AXI Stadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The crowd rose to their feet as Alexey Zafirov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. The supporters of AXi booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Chicote didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aygün Akıncıbeyoğlu. In the 13th minute, Victorino Diaz Montero 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. Alexey Zafirov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. After 18 minutes of play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Konstantin Dobrinski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tomas Illescas took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Konstantin Dobrinski. Konstantin Dobrinski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Victorino Diaz Montero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Victorino Diaz Montero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 37th minute of play forced AXi's goalkeeper Konstantin Dobrinski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Ramond came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute Alexey Zafirov 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. After the first half Venezuela were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Lucas Argenis kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Gustavo Ramond had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustavo Ramond was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Alexey Zafirov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucas Argenis kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Alexey Zafirov 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. Konstantin Dobrinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Alexey Zafirov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexey Zafirov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorino Diaz Montero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute of the match AXi 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. Aygün Akıncıbeyoğlu ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 95th minute of play forced AXi's goalkeeper Konstantin Dobrinski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. AXi fully deserved thier win.