Challenge

TRIDAVA
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mavian UFC's Maria Marioara 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. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maria Marioara in the 7th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Rigoberto Mina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mavian UFC were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Victorio Matteo took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Victorio Matteo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Ferrant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karhan Çolak having to interfere. After 28 played minutes Mavian UFC got a freekick which was hit by Victorio Matteo. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Karhan Çolak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maria Marioara in the 31st minute. Tomas Illescas kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Mavian UFC's Karhan Çolak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 35th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maria Marioara in the 38th 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. After 39 minutes, Valentin Cãpraru mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mavian UFC and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 39 played minutes Mavian UFC got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Cãpraru. In the 40th minute of the game Valentin Cãpraru made a throw-in which Victorio Matteo played forward. After 42 minutes of play Mavian UFC's Valentin Cãpraru was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 43rd match minute, Mavian UFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Cãpraru to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Maria Marioara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Maria Marioara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. Maria Marioara took the ball and in the 66 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 1-0. In the 69th minute, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Karhan Çolak. Karhan Çolak yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Karhan Çolak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 72nd minute of the match. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. In the 78th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dragos Speianu hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victorio Matteo went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 86th minute. Mavian UFC's Maria Marioara got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Victorio Matteo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mavian UFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maria Marioara in the 95th minute of play. Mavian UFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.