Challenge

Newbury
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Aleksandar Vujanovićs short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Jonathan Ferrant to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Jelenko Vranković came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the BoondockSaints FC 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 Jelenko Vranković couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radisav Šljivić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radisav Šljivić having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of BoondockSaints FC's Radisav Šljivić. Radisav Šljivić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Patricio Costa fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Patricio Costa a yellow card for diving instead. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Radisav Šljivić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Radisav Šljivić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Costa in the 23rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Danilo Marković during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, BoondockSaints FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danilo Marković to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Illescas was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 33rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Dušan Lazarević fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Aleksandar Vujanović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jelenko Vranković made in the 40th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ahmet Yahya Ciner however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 43rd minute of play forced BoondockSaints FC's goalkeeper Radisav Šljivić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Lazarević in the 54th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Dušan Lazarević came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. BoondockSaints FC were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dušan Lazarević took the corner. Alex Chicote tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Jonathan Ferrant. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-1 in the 60th minute. After 63 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Gisbert. In the 69th minute, Venezuela's Patricio Costa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. BoondockSaints FC's Radisav Šljivić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 74th minute of play. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Radisav Šljivić made a huge save. BoondockSaints FC made a substitution. Gradimir Gudelj replaced Ranđel Radojčić. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Vanja Nenezić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Vanja Nenezić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vanja Nenezić in the 81st minute of play. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ahmet Yahya Ciner made in the 85th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Stevan Janjić immediately put the ball in play. A sloppy throw-in by Ahmet Yahya Ciner in the 88th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Venezuela's Jose Correa. After 94 minutes of play, BoondockSaints FC's Dušan Lazarević made it 3-2 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! BoondockSaints FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.