Challenge

Estadio Manquitos
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Urtsin Marin kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute José Rajoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mauricio Claude showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 6th minute of the match. In the 8th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Karl-Oskar Björkdal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. C.F. Los Mancos's Mauricio Claude played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 18th minute of play. Urtsin Marin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Urtsin Marin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 21st minute. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urtsin Marin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Rajoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iago Romero's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jonathan Ferrant firmly grabbed it by the left post. With his leg Jonathan Ferrant managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when C.F. Los Mancos's Iago Romero fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urtsin Marin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When C.F. Los Mancos's Urtsin Marin in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Rajoi in the 41st minute. 47 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.F. Los Mancos the free kick. C.F. Los Mancos's Xaime Benedicto was substituted for Romeo Cuculeanu. After 48 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas 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 Urtsin Marin in the 64th minute of play. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 77th minute, José Rajoi 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 2-0. 82 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mauricio Claude narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Karl-Oskar Björkdal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. 3-0 became the score in the 86th minute when José Rajoi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 91 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mauricio Claude, 3-1. C.F. Los Mancos walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.