Challenge

Estadio Manquitos
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Iago Romero managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.F. Los Mancos's supporters rose to their feet, but Iago Romero 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. In the 12th minute, Iago Romero made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Iago Romero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Iago Romero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 17 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Rajoi. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mauricio Claude prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The corner went over the outstretched arms of C.F. Los Mancos's goalie and right to Joshua Secada. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. C.F. Los Mancos's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Iago Romero was extremely unlucky when he, in the 28th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Mauricio Claude stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. In the 40thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.F. Los Mancos's Mauricio Claude was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of C.F. Los Mancos booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Mariano didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Iago Romero made the kick off in the second half. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 57 minutes into the game, Gabriel Lillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mauricio Claude made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Rajoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Iago Romero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th 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. Mauricio Claude breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Rajoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Mauricio Claude made a huge save. In the 84th 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. 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 90th minute of play. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by C.F. Los Mancos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomas Illescas was slow to take the kick. During this time Venezuela's players had a chance to rest. Tomas Illescas made a great header on Venezuela's corner, it was just that C.F. Los Mancos's Mauricio Claude managed to reach the ball for a save. C.F. Los Mancos's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.