Challenge

Farid Richa
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Lei Fei Song made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Union Lara FC booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Lei Fei Song's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Fei Song in the 8th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tome Usel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 15th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Artur Acereda sent off a good shot on target. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Tome Usel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lei Fei Song recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 22 minutes of play, Union Lara FC's Veremundo Salz made it 2-0 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! Veremundo Salz scored 3-0 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lei Fei Song was slow to take the kick. During this time Union Lara FC's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Savier Labora heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Tome Usel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Lei Fei Song got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lei Fei Song in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Artur Acereda. In the 44th minute, Lei Fei Song got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Fei Song in the 48th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes in the game, Patricio Costa fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Tome Usel having to interfere. In the 54th minute of the match, Tomas Illescas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tome Usel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Fei Song in the 55th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Tome Usel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Union Lara FC's Francis Salazar was substituted for Lei Fei Song. In the 62nd minute, You Xiao Mo made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. After having played for 65 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francis Salazar in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Venezuela 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 Patricio Costa couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from You Xiao Mo in the 76th minute of play. If You Xiao Mo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 83 minutes, Patricio Costa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Union Lara FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francis Salazar in the 84th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francis Salazar in the 88th minute of play. In the 92ndth minute of the game You Xiao Mo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Artur Acereda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the referee ended the match the Union Lara FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.