Challenge

Juventus Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the game, Juventus F.C.'s Yan Quan Yi 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, 1-0. If Yan Quan Yi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute, Anfilogino Arpaia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 11 minutes into the match, Juventus F.C.'s Yan Quan Yi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Yan Quan Yi took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Yan Quan Yi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yan Quan Yi really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 24th minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yan Quan Yi went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After 34th play minutes Yan Quan Yi shot 5-0, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yan Quan Yi's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yan Quan Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 45 minutes into the match, Juventus F.C.'s Anfilogino Arpaia broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Menendo in the 46th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristian Menendo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Cristian Menendo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Cristian Menendo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 55thth minute of the game Cristian Menendo 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. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Cristian Menendo came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Juventus F.C. 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 Cristian Menendo couldn't finish the play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Scutaru in the 63rd minute of play. When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Cristian Menendo sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. 69 minutes into the match, Juventus F.C.'s Cristian Menendo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Juventus F.C.'s Róbert Pál-Szabó was substituted for Carlo Montanari. In the 76th minute, Cristian Menendo made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Menendo in the 81st 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. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Cristian Menendo put it in 9-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 10-0 when Cristian Menendo sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Menendo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 92ndth minute of the game Cristian Menendo 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. In the 94th minute Cristian Menendo 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. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Juventus F.C. had played much better football throughout.