Challenge

Stadio dei Fratelli
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Jules Barrett started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Stan Pitre came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jules Barrett in the 6th minute of play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. When Malcom Payton came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Azzurri 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 Malcom Payton couldn't finish the play. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Hando Festini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hando Festini was left in no man's land by his defense there! With his leg Jonathan Ferrant managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Azzurri FC's Rosario Cardona fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 21 minutes into the match, Carlos Tello dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant, 1-1. When Patricio Costa fell near the penalty area in the 25th 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. The supporters of Azzurri FC booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Jules Barrett 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 Jules Barrett was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Tello, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Jules Barrett got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 3-1. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jules Barrett in the 40th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Azzurri FC's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hando Festini came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Venezuela's Alex Chicote managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Malcom Payton in the 52 minute of the game. 54 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Jules Barrett came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jules Barrett's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute Jules Barrett 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thaddeus Ryan in the 58th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Azzurri FC's goalkeeper Hando Festini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Tello in the 73rd minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thaddeus Ryan in the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jules Barrett in the 79th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Thaddeus Ryan came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Tello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 played minutes Azzurri FC got a freekick which was hit by Stan Pitre. Azzurri FC made a substitution. Kendrick Schumacher replaced Jules Barrett. Stan Pitre kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Tomas Illescas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Azzurri FC had played much better football throughout.