Challenge

Stade Geoffroy-Guich
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Utoh Bachdim started the match with the kick off. In the 5th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gaos to maneuver through the defense. After 7 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. Utoh Bachdim in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Utoh Bachdim succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 11th playminute. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Utoh Bachdim sent off a good shot on target. Valdomiro Vander hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Håkan Molin hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Lorien Tros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Patricio Costa went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 25 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. The long shot by Fiori Cerezo in the 26th minute really tested Jonathan Ferrant's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Camargo in the 29th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Utoh Bachdim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Teodoro Camargo 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. Lorien Tros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Teodoro Camargo sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zé Pedro Penha during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th minute, Zé Pedro Penha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jose Correa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lorien Tros. A.S.Saint Ethiene's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico Williams in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. In the 51st minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorien Tros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 54th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Valdomiro Vander charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdomiro Vander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th minute, A.S.Saint Ethiene's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tomas Illescas fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 68th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorien Tros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Nico Williams came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nico Williams, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Utoh Bachdim in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fiori Cerezo in the 78th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A.S.Saint Ethiene's Lorien Tros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 81st minute of play. 85 minutes into the game, Valdomiro Vander threw the ball into play from the sideline. Venezuela's Jose Correa quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 86th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. A.S.Saint Ethiene's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Illescas ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Venezuela's Jose Correa getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. A collision led to A.S.Saint Ethiene getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Renato Aguiar hit a great ball. The Venezuela players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented A.S.Saint Ethiene from taking control. The game ends in a draw.