Challenge

the hope
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Strong Body. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th 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. Steen Müür breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steve Heikens in the 16th minute of play. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Steen Müür read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Heineken Youths's Boukjan van Dongen dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Heineken Youths's Steen Müür played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 23rd minute of play. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Strong Body tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 28th minute. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edgar van Rijswijk showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 31 minute of play. Steen Müür didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Chi-Chi Chi hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Strong Body sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Strong Body to make the kick off. The supporters of Heineken Youths booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 53rd minute Boukjan van Dongen 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. In the 55th 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. Edgar van Rijswijk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute Boukjan van Dongen 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. Boukjan van Dongen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Boukjan van Dongen in the 75th 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. In the 76th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Guillermo Mariano was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 78 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 79th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Correa during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boukjan van Dongen scored 4-1 in the 91st 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Strong Body in the 94th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boukjan van Dongen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.