Challenge

Big Babousa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Bladi in the 5th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Hector Bladi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Hector Bladi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hector Bladi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Bladi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hector Bladi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jonathan Ferrant firmly grabbed it by the left post. Svetlozar Karamihov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st 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 32nd minute, Dario Costante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hector Bladi took the ball and in the 36 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hector Bladi got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Bladi in the 40th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Bladi in the 42nd minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hector Bladi to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. 53 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Bladi came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Big Babousa were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dario Costante took the corner. Joshua Secada charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joshua Secada the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Secada to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Big Babousa getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Manos Tsakalidis hit a great ball. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Svetlozar Karamihov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Svetlozar Karamihov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Tomas Illescas managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Bladi, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Big Babousa made a substitution. Ricardo-Enrique Bochini replaced Manos Tsakalidis. In the 84th minute, Hector Bladi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Big Babousa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Ricardo-Enrique Bochini took the ball and in the 88 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 4-0. The throw-in from Dario Costante in the 91st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert. Big Babousa's Hector Bladi got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 93 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 Big Babousa the free kick. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Big Babousa had won after a very even match.