Challenge

The Duck Pond
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Stephen Clapham got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 9th minute of play forced Stickleback Utd Xl's goalkeeper Felix Crayon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Stephen Clapham got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 2-0. Silvano Rudolfo took the ball and in the 16 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 3-0. Jose Correa charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jose Correa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Silvano Rudolfo was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 27th minute. Stickleback Utd Xl's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 39 minutes of play, Stickleback Utd Xl's Edvard Bure made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stephen Clapham in the 44th minute of the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stephen Clapham in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

Stickleback Utd Xl's Tony Featherstone was substituted for Charles Armitstead. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silvano Rudolfo was the one to do the kick off. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 54th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. Gary Pettifer struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stickleback Utd Xl. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilson Piazza'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 58th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Stickleback Utd Xl's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felix Crayon came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Venezuela's Jose Correa quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Fredrik Berggren, made in the 64th minute of the game. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvano Rudolfo in the 78th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Stickleback Utd Xl was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilson Piazza to maneuver through the defense. Fredrik Berggren hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Wilson Piazza came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 94 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edvard Bure, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Camilo Gaos fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Camilo Gaos a yellow card for diving instead. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match.