Challenge

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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Cremonese in the 3rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jucunditas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thomas Bergfelt in the 4th minute. Jucunditas's Thomas Bergfelt was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jonathan Ferrant in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jucunditas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thomas Bergfelt in the 9th minute. Bruno Gemar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Davide Cremonese had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Davide Cremonese was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 20 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Jucunditas's Bruno Gemar. Bruno Gemar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Davide Cremonese in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Jucunditas's Bruno Gemar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 26th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Davide Cremonese left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jucunditas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 35thth minute of the game Davide Cremonese 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. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Bruno Gemar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Cremonese came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Davide Cremonese to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Davide Cremonese in the 51st 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. After 52nd play minutes Davide Cremonese shot 3-1, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Pasin in the 56th minute of play. With a little luck, Jucunditas's Bruno Gemar got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bruno Gemar 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 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Enzo Minicucci managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jucunditas's supporters rose to their feet, but Enzo Minicucci was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Cremonese, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Pascucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Pasin in the 76th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4-1 became the score in the 78th minute when Davide Cremonese elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Ettore Raimondi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Bruno Gemar successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carter Di Fazio, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. When the referee ended the match the Jucunditas players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.