Challenge

The Common
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Kemalettin Torhan took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. 20 minutes into the match, Clapham Comets F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Lee Kerr reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute, Venezuela's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ulysses Madureira fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 27 minutes into the game, Kemalettin Torhan lined in a short shot 3-0 behind a frustrated Jonathan Ferrant. In the 34th minute, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Kemalettin Torhan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. In the 37th minute, Shaun Purkiss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Kemalettin Torhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Willetts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kemalettin Torhan scored 5-0 in the 47th 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kemalettin Torhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kemalettin Torhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Brendon Bale struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clapham Comets F.C.. In the 59th minute, Alex Zinchenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clapham Comets F.C.'s Lee Kerr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 61st minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Zinchenko in the 64th minute of play. Brendon Bale charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brendon Bale the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Brendon Bale got a free kick in the 65th minute. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6-0 came in the 74th minute when Ulysses Madureira all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. 77 minutes into the game, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Ulysses Madureira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the match, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Ulysses Madureira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Lee Kerr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Kemalettin Torhan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Clapham Comets F.C. had played much better football throughout.