Challenge

Dibra Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gooitzen Bot started the match with the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gooitzen Bot in the 4th minute. Marin Hénin was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 6th minute. Dibra Fc's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Lilko Chervenski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gooitzen Bot, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Lilko Chervenski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 13th minute of play. After 14 minutes Dibra Fc's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomas Illescas who took care of the corner kick. Cenan Kutuner hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 17th minute of play forced Dibra Fc's goalkeeper Lilko Chervenski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Dibra Fc defense, Patricio Costa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lilko Chervenski. The Dibra Fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lilko Chervenski should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Dibra Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ermanno Bergamini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gooitzen Bot struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dibra Fc. Guillermo Mariano hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Marin Hénin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. After 26 minutes, Jose Correa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Dibra Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 28 minutes, Gooitzen Bot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dibra Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gooitzen Bot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Gooitzen Bot came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gooitzen Bot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Alex Chicote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute, Marin Hénin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. The goal made the score 1-1. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. After having played for 45 minutes, Gooitzen Bot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dibra Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gooitzen Bot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 47 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Marin Hénin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Hénin in the 63rd minute of play. Hazbi Cane charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hazbi Cane the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hazbi Cane kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Lilko Chervenski in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Dibra Fc's Lilko Chervenski got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dibra Fc's Altin Haxhi was substituted for Kleant Skela. After a rather tough play, Dibra Fc's Berti Zhulali got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Lilko Chervenski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Berti Zhulali's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Berti Zhulali helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th minute, Berti Zhulali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gooitzen Bot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Arvo Pilvik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 88 played minutes Dibra Fc got a freekick which was hit by Altin Haxhi. Berti Zhulali made in the 90th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Altin Haxhi. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Dibra Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berti Zhulali didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match.