Challenge

G.S.E ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas made the kick off and thus started the match. If Elpidio Espiridion had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elpidio Espiridion. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Sepúlveda in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. LA IMPRENTA's Bernardino Mark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Correa in the 10th minute of play. Bruno Sepúlveda had several of the Venezuela's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 12 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Jonathan Ferrant as he didn't even see the shot coming. LA IMPRENTA's Ricardo Bertoni was substituted for Bruno Sepúlveda. After 16 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Joshua Secada. 23 minutes into the match, Ricardo Bertoni 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 Ricardo Bertoni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 31st minute of the match, Elpidio Espiridion tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Ferrant saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Ricardo Bertoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 36th minute, Ricardo Bertoni reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. The goal made the score 4-0. LA IMPRENTA were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Liu Chang Hong took the corner. The supporters of Venezuela booed when LA IMPRENTA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enrique Fernandes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ricardo Bertoni received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Ricardo Bertoni slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 43rd minute. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Ricardo Bertoni tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ricardo Bertoni to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, LA IMPRENTA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Fernandes to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Bertoni in the 53rd minute of play. When Elpidio Espiridion came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the LA IMPRENTA 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 Elpidio Espiridion couldn't finish the play. In the 56th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardino Mark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Venezuela's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Illescas in the 57th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Bernardino Mark successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind LA IMPRENTA's goalkeeper Bernardino Mark, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The throw-in from Moises Rojelio in the 69th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Liu Chang Hong managed to get in a good position for a shot. LA IMPRENTA's supporters rose to their feet, but Liu Chang Hong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 75 minutes into the game, LA IMPRENTA's Ricardo Bertoni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. In the 79th minute, Ricardo Bertoni 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 7-0. LA IMPRENTA's Ricardo Bertoni got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 87 minutes into the game, Moises Rojelio threw the ball into play from the sideline. Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a defensive mix-up in LA IMPRENTA's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardino Mark 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. Enrique Fernandes charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enrique Fernandes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Enrique Fernandes kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Joshua Secada hit a great ball. After 92 minutes of play, LA IMPRENTA's Elpidio Espiridion made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there!