Challenge

Fossa dei Leoni
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmondo Biagetti in the 10th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute of the match, Concetto Di Iulio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Ferrant saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmondo Biagetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodel Francisco in the 17th minute of play. Venezuela were furious when Rigoberto Mina was red carded, 18 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Flavio Desiderio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. The goal made the score 1-0. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Concetto Di Iulio in the 30th minute of play. Concetto Di Iulio's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Concetto Di Iulio helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Campania Athletic Club getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Concetto Di Iulio hit a great ball. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Fortunato Pierdomenico kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Concetto Di Iulio made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Campania Athletic Club's Flavio Desiderio 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, 2-0. When Flavio Desiderio came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Campania Athletic Club 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 Flavio Desiderio couldn't finish the play. Patricio Costa's late challenge caught a Campania Athletic Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patricio Costa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Costa to maneuver through the defense. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmondo Biagetti in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Desiderio in the 74th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmondo Biagetti took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Campania Athletic Club made a substitution. Franco Sessa replaced Flavio Desiderio. In the 82nd minute Rodel Francisco 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. Arturo Ferrara made in the 84th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Domenico Di Marino however managed to control. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Concetto Di Iulio in the 87th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute Domenico Di Marino 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 didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Campania Athletic Club's Franco Sessa shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-1 in the ordered_time% minute. There was no doubt that Campania Athletic Club were the better team. Campania Athletic Club's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.