Challenge

GR. PANTHERS ARENA
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. In the 5th match minute, GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotis Patinios to maneuver through the defense. Vassilis Papazisis got a throw-in 6 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Eustratios Saravakos. In the 7th minute Vaggelis Georgiadis 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. 13 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. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Giorgos Bobolis. But to his dismay, Giorgos Bobolis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 20 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anthimos Giannaridis who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Dimitris Rachiotis managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 26th minute of the game Vassilis Papazisis made a throw-in which Eustratios Saravakos played forward. 28 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Jason Statham. Jason Statham was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Illescas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Paraskevas Apostolakos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Paraskevas Apostolakos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. 36 minutes into the game, Vassilis Papazisis threw the ball into play from the sideline. Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Vassilis Papazisis made in the 41st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Eustratios Saravakos. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jason Statham having to interfere. A collision led to GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Vassilis Papazisis hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Venezuela's attentive Jonathan Venegas managed to snatch the ball when Vassilis Papazisis made a throw-in in the 52nd minute of the game. 56 minutes into the match, GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Eustratios Saravakos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 56 minutes into the game, GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Eustratios Saravakos 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, 2-1. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Bobolis, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Paraskevas Apostolakos. But to his dismay, Paraskevas Apostolakos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 65 minutes into the match, Paraskevas Apostolakos notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jason Statham 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 instead. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaggelis Georgiadis in the 73rd minute of play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paraskevas Apostolakos in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Vassilis Papazisis'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. Vassilis Papazisis helped the player get up and apologised. The GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Paraskevas Apostolakos 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 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paraskevas Apostolakos in the 92nd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paraskevas Apostolakos in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.