Challenge

Prato Valera Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lucas Orlandus hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Michelangelo Menduni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvise Sisti in the 12th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Prato Valera's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Michelangelo Menduni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Venezuela's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Illescas in the 16th minute. Venezuela's Alex Chicote was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Michelangelo Menduni in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Emiliano Zulli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 23rd minute of play forced Prato Valera's goalkeeper Michelangelo Menduni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michelangelo Menduni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alvise Sisti went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Orlandus in the 37th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Orlandus came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. If Lucas Orlandus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvise Sisti in the 43rd minute of play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Guillermo Mariano hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

With a little luck, Prato Valera's Michelangelo Menduni got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Michelangelo Menduni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 57th minute. Alvise Sisti scored 3-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lucas Orlandus might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Orlandus ran back to his position shaking his head. Prato Valera were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aldo Novella took the corner. Ciro Mangione hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Alvise Sisti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Lucas Orlandus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Michelangelo Menduni made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Prato Valera's Alvise Sisti shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute.