Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Paraskevas Apostolakos 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 9 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. When Anthimos Giannaridis came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ 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 Anthimos Giannaridis couldn't finish the play. In the 14thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Jason Statham was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Venezuela's Jose Correa quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Vassilis Papazisis, made in the 20th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paraskevas Apostolakos in the 21st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Giorgos Bobolis got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Paraskevas Apostolakos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 35th minute of play forced GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s goalkeeper Jason Statham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustratios Saravakos in the 45th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paraskevas Apostolakos in the 47th minute of play.

The wind increased when Paraskevas Apostolakos made the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paraskevas Apostolakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paraskevas Apostolakos in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. 56 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Paraskevas Apostolakos came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute of the match, Dimitris Rachiotis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jonathan Ferrant was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Giorgos Bobolis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Jason Statham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 74 played minutes GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ got a freekick which was hit by Vassilis Papazisis. In the 76th minute, Vassilis Papazisis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jason Statham having to interfere. Jason Statham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 81st minute of the match. GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Jason Statham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 84th minute of play. Eustratios Saravakos might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eustratios Saravakos ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paraskevas Apostolakos in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. 91 minutes into the match, GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Jason Statham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.