Challenge

Insulatard Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carolo Stephen kicked off to start the match. A collision led to ♦Diabetes♦ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Patryk Duna hit a great ball. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. When ♦Diabetes♦'s Carolo Stephen in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Carolo Stephen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Carolo Stephen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carolo Stephen in the 22nd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Carolo Stephen came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the ♦Diabetes♦ 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 Carolo Stephen couldn't finish the play. 28 minutes into the match, ♦Diabetes♦'s Carolo Stephen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, ♦Diabetes♦'s Carolo Stephen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ♦Diabetes♦'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 方挺寒 in the 35th minute. When ♦Diabetes♦'s Carolo Stephen in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. After 38 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. Through an outstanding action, after 39 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Carolo Stephen'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 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute, ♦Diabetes♦'s Carolo Stephen dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After some careless play in the ♦Diabetes♦ defense, Tomas Illescas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonas Chorache. The ♦Diabetes♦ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonas Chorache should have stopped the shot. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. ♦Diabetes♦'s attentive Anthon Odén managed to snatch the ball when Salvador Gisbert made a throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game. Carolo Stephen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carolo Stephen in the 54th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Alex Chicote in the 57th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ♦Diabetes♦'s 方挺寒. ♦Diabetes♦ made a substitution. Daniel Björk replaced 方挺寒. Alex Chicote made in the 62nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ♦Diabetes♦'s Daniel Björk. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Ronaldinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After having played for 68 minutes, Cristiano Ronaldinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ♦Diabetes♦'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristiano Ronaldinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ♦Diabetes♦ made a substitution. Cosme Gilen replaced Maurinho Senna. In the 71st minute Cristiano Ronaldinho 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. Cristiano Ronaldinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 75 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Ronaldinho in the 77th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ♦Diabetes♦'s Patryk Duna got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristiano Ronaldinho went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Ronaldinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Cristiano Ronaldinho 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. In the 96th minute, Alex Chicote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 98th minute Cristiano Ronaldinho 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.