Challenge

Autolycus Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, 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. Pablo Viator started the match with the kick off. Pablo Viator might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pablo Viator ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Pablo Viator took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. Kryspin Lichniak was extremely unlucky when he, in the 18th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. FC Autolycus's Fryderyk Budzynski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 19th minute of play. Fryderyk Budzynski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 22nd minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, FC Autolycus's Kryspin Lichniak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. If Pablo Viator had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joshua Secada made in the 37th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Tomas Illescas immediately put the ball in play. Fryderyk Budzynski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fryderyk Budzynski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kryspin Lichniak, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Pablo Viator blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pablo Viator in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, FC Autolycus's goalkeeper Fryderyk Budzynski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. Venezuela's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Illescas in the 54th minute. A nice corner shot did that Tomas Illescas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fryderyk Budzynski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A hard shot 54 in the game by Salvador Gisbert from a close distance when the talented Fryderyk Budzynski managed to make a qualified save. FC Autolycus's players were relieved. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Pablo Viator managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Autolycus's supporters rose to their feet, but Pablo Viator was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 64th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. 66 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Viator came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pablo Viator sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pablo Viator received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pablo Viator sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Viator in the 81st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pablo Viator came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the FC Autolycus 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 Pablo Viator couldn't finish the play. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fryderyk Budzynski having to interfere. There was no doubt that FC Autolycus were the better team. FC Autolycus's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.