Challenge

Arnulfo Iraido
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Alexandros Peropoulos started the match with the kick off. Alexandros Peropoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandros Peropoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Alexandros Peropoulos 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. If Conrado Txordon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Barrialito AFC booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Mariano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandros Peropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandros Peropoulos in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Conrado Txordon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Conrado Txordon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Alexandros Peropoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandros Peropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Alexandros Peropoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 47th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. Felix Frasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 58th minute of play. Alexandros Peropoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. When Guillermo Mariano fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Guillermo Mariano a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Barrialito AFC booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Mariano didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Barrialito AFC booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Mariano didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. Barrialito AFC made a substitution. Natalio Bieito replaced Conrado Txordon. In the 75th minute, Rigoberto Mina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandros Peropoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aquiles Beat went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. 84 minutes into the match, Aquiles Beat had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aquiles Beat was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Felix Frasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the game, Barrialito AFC's Aquiles Beat 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, 6-0. In the 92nd minute, one of Venezuela:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Venezuela. There was no doubt that Barrialito AFC were the better team. Barrialito AFC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.