Challenge

Estadio Ichigualasto
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Oscar Furlan succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 2nd playminute. 5 minutes into the game, Camilo Gaos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rocky Balboa F.C. the free kick. In the 9th 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. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Olgierd Jazwiec could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. After 13 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olgierd Jazwiec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carolo Goito recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marco Veto came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Venezuela's Tomas Illescas. But to his dismay, Tomas Illescas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 28 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carolo Goito. When Tomas Illescas fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Tomas Illescas a yellow card for diving instead. Tomas Illescas kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Oscar Furlan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Oscar Furlan slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 30th minute. Marco Vigil made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Venezuela's Jose Correa. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Olgierd Jazwiec was slow to take the kick. During this time Rocky Balboa F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Carolo Goito sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Camilo Gaos got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Olgierd Jazwiec got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 3-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Olgierd Jazwiec was the one to do the kick off. Olgierd Jazwiec recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carolo Goito, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 57th minute of play forced Rocky Balboa F.C.'s goalkeeper Marco Veto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carolo Goito in the 59th minute of the match. After 60 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. When Rocky Balboa F.C.'s Olgierd Jazwiec in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olgierd Jazwiec in the 65th minute of play. Carolo Goito scored 5-1 in the 66th 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. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Marco Veto made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olgierd Jazwiec in the 71st 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. 73 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Rosalio came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Dionisio Rosalio 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Furlan in the 80th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olgierd Jazwiec in the 83rd minute of play. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Dionisio Rosalio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olgierd Jazwiec, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dionisio Rosalio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionisio Rosalio in the 88th minute of the match. After 90 played minutes, Rocky Balboa F.C.'s Tomas Merk shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rocky Balboa F.C. reached it. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dionisio Rosalio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olgierd Jazwiec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olgierd Jazwiec in the 96th minute of play. Rocky Balboa F.C.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.