Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Frank Björkdahl started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When György Márton fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s protests and gave György Márton a yellow card for diving instead. After 10 played minutes Berkshire Harthaway FC. got a freekick which was hit by György Márton. Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s Charles De Meur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 13th minute of play. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tibor Székely, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Venegas kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 33rd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles De Meur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 minutes Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomas Illescas who took care of the corner kick. Jose Correa made a great header on Venezuela's corner, it was just that Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s Charles De Meur managed to reach the ball for a save. After 37 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Charles De Meur having to make a save. Charles De Meur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 40 minutes of play Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s Tibor Székely was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Tibor Székely kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Frank Björkdahl managed to get in a good position for a shot. Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Björkdahl 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. 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 Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. In the 51st minute of the match, Patricio Costa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Charles De Meur saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Patricio Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomas Illescas scored 1-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Charles De Meur, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tomas Illescass short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Charles De Meur to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 71st minute, Frank Björkdahl made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 90 minutes of play, Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s Germán Bersabe made it 3-1 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! Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.