Challenge

Las Araucarias
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. After 5 played minutes Araucampeón Retirado got a freekick which was hit by Héctor Soffia. After recieving a nice pass, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas tried to score from far away in the 6th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 12th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Manfredi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Halil Okaner could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Halil Okaner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Halil Okaner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomas Illescas hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Araucampeón Retirado's Halil Okaner slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 after 24 minutes of play. Halil Okaner's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Halil Okaner showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 29 minute of play. Halil Okaner could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. In the 44th minute Araucampeón Retirado were awarded a corner. Moisés Villarroel went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Joshua Secada hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Halil Okaner made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Halil Okaner notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emiliano Manfredi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Halil Okaner notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rdth minute of the game Halil Okaner who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 64th minute Halil Okaner 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. After a rather tough play, Araucampeón Retirado's Sotomayor Portas got a free kick in the 66th minute. When Halil Okaner came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Araucampeón Retirado 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 Halil Okaner couldn't finish the play. In the 70th minute, Roman Berbiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Araucampeón Retirado fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Halil Okaner recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 75th 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. In the 76th minute of the match Araucampeón Retirado got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Moisés Villarroel ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Araucampeón Retirado's corner Moisés Villarroel fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonathan Ferrant quite easily take care of the ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halil Okaner in the 81st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Halil Okaner in the 83rd 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. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Halil Okaner's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. After 86 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. In the 88th minute, Halil Okaner got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 94 minutes, Xavier Angel Trujillo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Araucampeón Retirado and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th minute, Xavier Angel Trujillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Araucampeón Retirado fully deserved thier win.