Challenge

Huracan City
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 9th minute of play forced Huracan United -MM-'s goalkeeper Fedele Bardella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 12th minute by Wayne Rooney got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Jose Correa's late challenge caught a Huracan United -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Correa helped the player get up and apologised. Tomas Illescas kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as CJ Zidane kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 in the 19 minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by CJ Zidane in the 24th minute. Huracan United -MM- were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Iraklis Pistolelis took the corner. CJ Zidane was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Fedele Bardella tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dragoş Grădinaru received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Dragoş Grădinaru slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 35th minute. Yu Fei Ying made in the 38th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which CJ Zidane however managed to control. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from CJ Zidane in the 48th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dragoş Grădinaru to make the kick off. CJ Zidane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st 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 CJ Zidane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CJ Zidane 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. 60 minutes into the game, Wayne Rooney cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 69th minute, Aristide Doicaru 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 4-0. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragoş Grădinaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 72nd minute, Dragoş Grădinaru 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. Wayne Rooney'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 77th minute of play. 84 minutes into the game, Huracan United -MM-'s Dragoş Grădinaru 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, 7-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dragoş Grădinaru in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fedele Bardella having to make a save. After 89 minutes, Aristide Doicaru mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Huracan United -MM- and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fedele Bardella having to interfere. 95 minutes into the game, Rareș Tulbure was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Huracan United -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. After 95 played minutes Huracan United -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Rareș Tulbure.