Challenge

Mario Alberto Kempes
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mauricio Manuelo kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Mauricio Manuelo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Mauricio Manuelo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 5 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Tab came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Talleres's Josef Tunberg got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Josef Tunberg in the 10th minute. Alfredo Tab'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 13th minute of play. Josef Tunberg succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 14th playminute. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mauricio Manuelo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 17 minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Mauricio Manuelo came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauricio Manuelo in the 21st minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Manuelo in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match Mauricio Manuelo climbed in front of goal and pressed up 3-0 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Mauricio Manuelo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-0 to the left of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant 29 minutes into the match. After 31 minutes, Mauricio Manuelo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Talleres and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st minute, Mauricio Manuelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute, Talleres's Alfredo Tab dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-0. 37 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Josef Tunberg. Josef Tunberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Josef Tunberg ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Talleres's Mauricio Manuelo got a free kick in the 43rd minute. With his leg Jonathan Ferrant managed to avoid a goal in the 46thth minute, when Talleres's Mauricio Manuelo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.

Talleres made a substitution. Izydor Bugajski replaced Perico Pérez. Josef Tunberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Mauricio Manuelo came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Talleres 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 Mauricio Manuelo couldn't finish the play. 60 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Mauricio Manuelo came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Mauricio Manuelo sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. 67 minutes into the match, Mauricio Manuelo notched a goal, 8-0, 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. Josef Tunberg took the ball and in the 74 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 9-0. After a rather tough play, Talleres's Jorge Martínez got a free kick in the 79th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Josef Tunberg went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. Tomas Illescas made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Talleres's Jorge Martínez. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. There was no doubt that Talleres were the better team. Talleres's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.