Challenge

The Field
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 10th minute of play forced THE OLD BOYS's goalkeeper Hamid Morceli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk 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. Hamid Morceli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 16th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk in the 18th minute of the match. Ismael Belloumi hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Rabah Timsit tried to sneak it across the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Venezuela fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennart Bäckström in the 37th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Abdelkader Merbah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk made a kick off. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamid Morceli having to interfere. Jonathan Venegas charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Venegas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rabah Timsit in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to THE OLD BOYS getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Ismael Belloumi hit a great ball. In the 64th minute of the match Tomas Illescas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hamid Morceli skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Venezuela booed when THE OLD BOYS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Belloumi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. A collision led to THE OLD BOYS getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Houari Rimitti hit a great ball. In the 87th match minute, THE OLD BOYS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Belloumi to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for THE OLD BOYS.