Challenge

Pufulete
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. In the 5th minute, BilascuBM's Horea Cucu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Guillermo Mariano hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Horea Cucu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Horea Cucu really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Horea Cucu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 3-0. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd 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. After having played for 29 minutes, Horea Cucu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BilascuBM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Horea Cucu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horea Cucu in the 31st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horea Cucu, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 37th minute, which inside left pole to 4-0. Venezuela's Patricio Costa suffered a sprained foot after 44 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 46 played minutes BilascuBM got a freekick which was hit by Vali Doman. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Horea Cucu made a kick off. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horea Cucu in the 57th minute of play. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horea Cucu in the 70th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vali Doman made in the 77th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Venezuela's Roberto Ocampo. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Dumitru Neața didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. In the 83rd minute, Horea Cucu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. After 91 minutes, Tomas Illescas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the BilascuBM players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a free kick in the 91st minute. With a little luck, BilascuBM's Dumitru Neața got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line.