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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Semen Rodionov kicked off to start the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Mikhailov, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 6 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. 7 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emil Mikhailov. After having played for 8 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Igor Brattsov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Illescas went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Igor Brattsov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Igor Brattsov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Innokentiy Balaban. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Brattsov was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Emil Mikhailov hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Stepan Kuderskiy in the 43rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Venezuela's Patricio Costa. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. The Venezuela fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Apatit Kirovsk FC's Sergey Matetskiy got a free kick in the 57th minute. When Stepan Kuderskiy fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Apatit Kirovsk FC's protests and gave Stepan Kuderskiy a yellow card for diving instead. Stepan Kuderskiy hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Apatit Kirovsk FC's Witold Orling was substituted for Ilya Trunov. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th of the match, Patricio Costa tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Igor Brattsov got in the way and made a wonderful save. In the 78th minute, Stepan Kuderskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Igor Brattsov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. The Apatit Kirovsk FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Venezuela were clearly better and deserved to take the win.