Challenge

Meadow Lane
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Esbjörn Fågel took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 7th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Papo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Guillermo Mariano fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Guillermo Mariano a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Rigoberto Mina got a free kick in the 12th minute. Anselmo Papo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 16 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 18th minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Anselmo Papo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anselmo Papo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Grealish might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Grealish ran back to his position shaking his head. 37 minutes into the match, Real Ale Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Anselmo Papo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seb Thackray, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Esbjörn Fågel kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 in the 40 minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Grealish in the 45th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anselmo Papo was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Guillermo Mariano in the 54th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Real Ale Madrid's Seb Thackray. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esbjörn Fågel in the 61st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esbjörn Fågel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Esbjörn Fågel scored 2-0 in the 70th 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. If Esbjörn Fågel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute Seb Thackray 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. Anselmo Papo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 82nd minute. Fernando Grealish sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Papo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fernando Grealish sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Esbjörn Fågel scored 3-0 in the 93rd 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Grealish, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Real Ale Madrid had won after a very even match.