Challenge

Plush Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Aleksander Kissel notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FA Sandtown's Benoit Van Bettenrode got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 12th minute, Benoit Van Bettenrode made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. 22 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aleksander Kissel. In the 23rd minute of the match FA Sandtown got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benoit Van Bettenrode ran over to the corner to take the kick. FA Sandtown's Benoit Van Bettenrode was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jonathan Ferrant in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With an all-out effort, FA Sandtown's Jonathan Ferrant threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Benoit Van Bettenrode, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camilo Gaos during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode. 30 minutes into the game, FA Sandtown's Benoit Van Bettenrode 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, 3-0. Aleksander Kissel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when FA Sandtown's Benoit Van Bettenrode in the 39th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Jonathan Ferrant was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Venezuela through an amazing save. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aleksander Kissel in the 42nd minute. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Radowit Trzaskoma didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 47th minute of play forced FA Sandtown's goalkeeper Radowit Trzaskoma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aleksander Kissel to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Correa during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. In the 61st minute Benoit Van Bettenrode 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. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Aleksander Kissel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Aleksander Kissel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the match, Aleksander Kissel 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 Aleksander Kissel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. FA Sandtown made a substitution. Ludomir Tarka replaced Ludomil Narbut. FA Sandtown made a substitution. Mathias Jonasson replaced Aleksander Kissel. Mathias Jonasson succeeded in the game's 70th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 6-0. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Mathias Jonasson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Jonasson in the 76th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mathias Jonasson went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode in the 82nd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the game, Mathias Jonasson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mathias Jonasson went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. Benoit Van Bettenrode might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benoit Van Bettenrode ran back to his position shaking his head. FA Sandtown walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.