Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Simon Ayala got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Ayala 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. 11 minutes in the game Nivaldo Carreira did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Federico Jaraba. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roger Miguelez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. Rigoberto Mina kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Jaraba in the 24th minute of the match. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Ayala in the 27th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Ayala's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Weather Cenzano was slow to take the kick. During this time E-xplosión Blue 8k's players had a chance to rest. E-xplosión Blue 8k's Weather Cenzano was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jonathan Ferrant in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Simon Ayala came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the E-xplosión Blue 8k 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 Simon Ayala couldn't finish the play. After 48 minutes, Federico Jaraba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the E-xplosión Blue 8k and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 48th match minute, E-xplosión Blue 8k was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Jaraba to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Simon Ayala received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Simon Ayala slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 59th minute. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Roger Miguelez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Federico Jaraba who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 71stth minute tested the skills of Jonathan Ferrant when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 74th match minute, E-xplosión Blue 8k was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Ayala to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Federico Jaraba capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Federico Jaraba really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Ayala, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 82nd minute. E-xplosión Blue 8k's Simon Ayala got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 91st minute of play forced E-xplosión Blue 8k's goalkeeper Roger Miguelez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. In the 95th minute of the match Weather Cenzano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant skillfully saved the ball.