Challenge

La Bombonera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lionel-Andrés Messi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uriel Ferrer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Godfredo Gau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 12 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Lionel-Andrés Messi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 14th playminute. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uriel Ferrer in the 17th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant stood somewhat misplaced when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 19 minute. In the 21st minute, Godfredo Gau reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. The goal made the score 3-0. In the 24th minute Lionel-Andrés Messi 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Godfredo Gau got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 28 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Teofilo Esdras came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Lionel-Andrés Messi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Uriel Ferrer scored 4-0 in the 32nd 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. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Denis Paulin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Costa in the 39th minute of the match. In the 45thth minute of the game Lionel-Andrés Messi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Teofilo Esdras hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. In the 49th minute, Teofilo Esdras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. Denis Paulin 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 58th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Uriel Ferrer's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Lionel-Andrés Messi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Godfredo Gau got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godfredo Gau, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Amadeo Raebert recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Defensores de Lombroso's Alan Varela was substituted for Godfredo Gau. After 92 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. In the 94th minute, Lionel-Andrés Messi 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. A hard shot by Camilo Gaos from long distance, 99 minutes into the match, got Denis Paulin's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Defensores de Lombroso's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.