Challenge

Cacho Saccardi
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Olof Derksen made the kick off which started today's match. With an all-out effort, Trinidad 4.7's Jonathan Ferrant threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Olof Derksen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Danilo Heli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 5th minute of play. When Alejo Gurutz came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Trinidad 4.7 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 Alejo Gurutz couldn't finish the play. 11 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Txaran came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olof Derksen in the 15th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Olof Derksen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Olof Derksen really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olof Derksen scored 2-0 in the 25th 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. 29 minutes into the match, Trinidad 4.7's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Danilo Heli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 30th minute by Alejo Gurutz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 32 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 46th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Olof Derksen 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 Olof Derksen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, Olof Derksen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trinidad 4.7's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olof Derksen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 56 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Danilo Heli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Danilo Heli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 69 minutes, Alejo Gurutz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trinidad 4.7's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alejo Gurutz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Olof Derksen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Olof Derksen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Olof Derksen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Trinidad 4.7's Astor Diegotxe was substituted for Emmanuel Mammana. In the 90th minute of the match Trinidad 4.7 got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Elias Gomez ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Trinidad 4.7's Elias Gomez to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonathan Ferrant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Olof Derksen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. There was no doubt that Trinidad 4.7 were the better team. Trinidad 4.7's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.