Challenge

Estadio Ambul
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute Samuel Gorri 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. 8 minutes into the match, Samuel Gorri 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 Samuel Gorri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juan Musso saved MirkoNicolas FC from getting behind. In the 22nd minute, Arsenio Paez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. John Yip charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed John Yip the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 24 played minutes MirkoNicolas FC got a freekick which was hit by John Yip. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samuel Gorri's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Jose Correa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MirkoNicolas FC the free kick. In the 30th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Samuel Gorri tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of MirkoNicolas FC booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Illescas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Gorri, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 43rd minute, Samuel Gorri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MirkoNicolas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 46th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Tomas Illescas made the kick off in the second half. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Musso having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Gorri in the 56th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Illescas during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tomas Illescas hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Tomas Illescas 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. Arsenio Paez hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Juan Musso made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Gorri in the 70th minute of play. In the 74th match minute, MirkoNicolas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Paez to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Samuel Gorri managed to get in a good position for a shot. MirkoNicolas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Samuel Gorri 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. With a little luck, MirkoNicolas FC's Juan Musso got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Malvin in the 87th minute of play. Santiago Raymon kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Gorri in the 92nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Samuel Gorri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Samuel Gorri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Samuel Gorri managed to get in a good position for a shot. MirkoNicolas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Samuel Gorri 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. MirkoNicolas FC'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.