Challenge

GIGANTE DE ARROYITO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nemesio Tximitx started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juan Manuel Cruz got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Nemesio Tximitx stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Nemesio Tximitx tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Martinez in the 6th minute of play. ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Krystian Ronaldson in the 7th minute. After a rather tough play, ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.'s Queto Bull got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 10th 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. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Nemesio Tximitx took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Martinez in the 23rd minute of play. Nemesio Tximitx did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant 24 minutes into the match. Nemesio Tximitx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Tximitx, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Rodrigo Martinez struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.. 39 minutes into the match, Nemesio Tximitx notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Krystian Ronaldson got a throw-in 44 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Juan Manuel Cruz. In the 46th minute Nemesio Tximitx 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Serafin Cesaro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.'s Nemesio Tximitx got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After having played for 67 minutes, Wincenty Wykowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Wincenty Wykowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomas Illescas was slow to take the kick. During this time Venezuela's players had a chance to rest. Tomas Illescas made a great header on Venezuela's corner, it was just that ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.'s Serafin Cesaro managed to reach the ball for a save. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bengt-Arne Åberg in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Patricio Costa 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 Jonas Isauro went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Tximitx, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Krystian Ronaldson 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 Krystian Ronaldson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. In the 94th minute, Bengt-Arne Åberg made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C. had played much better football throughout.