Challenge

Kaiet Caceres
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kim Lekberg started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. After 6 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kim Lekberg's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Kim Lekberg fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 15th minute Kim Lekberg 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. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Atletico Los Andes's Kim Lekberg. But to his dismay, Kim Lekberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When Kim Lekberg came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Club Atletico Los Andes 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 Kim Lekberg couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Kim Lekberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. Melquiades Belo hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Kim Lekberg 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. Club Atletico Los Andes's Gervasio Hitz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alex Chicote, made in the 30th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the game, Kim Lekberg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Kim Lekberg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. After 35 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. Club Atletico Los Andes's Kim Lekberg got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Kim Lekberg made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Lekberg in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

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. Donald Trump took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. 55 minutes into the match, Kim Lekberg notched a goal, 7-0, 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. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Orlando Inautzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Orlando Inautzi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 66th minute, Kim Lekberg 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 8-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaj Skager in the 84th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the game, Club Atletico Los Andes's Kaj Skager 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, 9-0. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaj Skager in the 91st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kaj Skager in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Steven Garner-Currie took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Club Atletico Los Andes walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.