Challenge

Saddledome Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. Alican İçten succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 3rd playminute. Diego Lopes hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Diego Lopes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 3-0. Alican İçten came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jonathan Ferrant could save by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Flames FC's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tao Xi came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 37 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Lopes came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diego Lopes went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Lopes in the 40th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Diego Lopes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Diego Lopes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 47th minute of play forced Flames FC's goalkeeper Tao Xi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Alican İçten made the kick off in the second half. Diego Lopes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. In the 58th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tao Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Flames FC made a substitution. Camille Trudeau replaced Alican İçten. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Diego Lopes 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. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute, Diego Lopes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Flames FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. In the 89th minute, Alex Chicote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tao Xi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 95th minute of play. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after Flames FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. In the 96th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Chicote to maneuver through the defense. Flames FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.