Challenge

El Cilindro
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) After 4 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. After a rather tough play, Racing Club Canillo's Tom Clemence got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute, Graham Pullen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Edmonton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Zak Foggarty tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Illescas during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th minute, Tomas Illescas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute, Patricio Costa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zak Foggarty was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 35 minutes, Zenon Cisek made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Zak Foggarty made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zenon Cisek in the 44th minute of play. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zenon Cisek was the one to do the kick off. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zenon Cisek in the 51st minute of play. Racing Club Canillo were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Keanu Guest took the corner. The corner led Racing Club Canillo's Keanu Guest to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonathan Ferrant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. In the 57th minute of the match Keanu Guest shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Racing Club Canillo's Zenon Cisek 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, 2-1. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zenon Cisek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zak Foggarty prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after Racing Club Canillo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. After taking down the ball on Venezuela's corner Jonathan Venegas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zak Foggarty quite easily take care of the ball. After having played for 75 minutes, Zenon Cisek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Racing Club Canillo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zenon Cisek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Tom Clemence came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Racing Club Canillo 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 Tom Clemence couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tom Clemence, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 85th minute of play forced Racing Club Canillo's goalkeeper Zak Foggarty to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Graham Pullen's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Graham Pullen helped the player get up and apologised. After 88 played minutes Racing Club Canillo got a freekick which was hit by Graham Pullen. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Zak Foggarty tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Zenon Cisek came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Racing Club Canillo's Zenon Cisek in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. In the 92nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Venegas to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tom Clemence in the 96th minute of the match. Racing Club Canillo'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.