Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Uvarov in the 3rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Egor Urazov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, FC 2 October's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Egor Urazov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, one of FC 2 October:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Egor Urazov having to make a save. If Roman Uvarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Roman Uvarov 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 0-1. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rustam Blinov's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 32nd play minutes Rustam Blinov shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egor Urazov having to interfere. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egor Urazov having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 39th minute of play forced FC 2 October's goalkeeper Egor Urazov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after FC 2 October's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rustam Blinov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jose Correa's late challenge caught a FC 2 October's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Correa helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC 2 October booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

59 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Egor Urazov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Artem Averchenko came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the FC 2 October 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 Artem Averchenko couldn't finish the play. Egor Urazov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 65th minute of the match. Efim Soloviev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. Egor Urazov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Efim Soloviev tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egor Urazov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Patricio Costa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezuela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roman Uvarov in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. FC 2 October's Egor Urazov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 87th minute of play. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Efim Soloviev tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC 2 October's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.