Challenge

El Monumental
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. Jacobo Santxol'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. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erasmo Lorencio in the 13th minute. 叶翀文 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erasmo Lorencio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. 叶翀文 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 33 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erasmo Lorencio. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacobo Santxol in the 43rd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Erasmo Lorencio made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st 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. Jacobo Santxol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Lorencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Severino Hulberto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 58th minute. When Tomas Illescas fell near the penalty area in the 61st 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. The supporters of Rivermania FC booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Illescas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erasmo Lorencio in the 63rd minute of play. In the 67th minute, Patricio Costa made a precise shot to the right of Severino Hulberto. Rivermania FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 72nd minute Erasmo Lorencio 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. 73 minutes into the match, Rivermania FC's goalkeeper Severino Hulberto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. After 75 minutes, Erasmo Lorencio made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 79 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Joshua Secada. 84 minutes into the match, Ana Tatangelo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ana Tatangelo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Severino Hulberto having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rosendo Flor in the 95th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Rivermania FC had played much better football throughout.