Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rubim Peralta started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Du Feng Kun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Du Feng Kun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Rubim Peralta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. In the 11th minute of the match Cresconio Lara shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With 14 minutes on the clock, Rigoberto Mina commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 14th minute, one of Venezuela:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Venezuela. 16 minutes into the match, Du Feng Kun 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 Du Feng Kun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 18th minute, Cresconio Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Du Feng Kun's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute of the match Mandrake fc 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. Du Feng Kun ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rubim Peralta made a great header on Mandrake fc's corner, it was just that Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant managed to reach the ball for a save. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubim Peralta in the 26th minute of the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ken Weynants in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Rubim Peralta notched a goal, 0-3, 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. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Du Feng Kun in the 37th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from I-Made 庞雄森 in the 38th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cresconio Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the game, Jonathan Venegas 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 Mandrake fc the free kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Mandrake fc's Severiano Primo was substituted for I-Made 庞雄森. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patricio Costa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubim Peralta, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 56 minutes into the game, Rubim Peralta lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Jonathan Ferrant. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Rubim Peralta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ken Weynants sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rubim Peralta's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Mandrake fc's Reno Idiaquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Mandrake fc's Rubim Peralta. But to his dismay, Rubim Peralta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 77th minute, Ebardo Romero 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. Barto Radaban recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 87 minutes into the match, Barto Radaban notched a goal, 0-6, 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 90th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Du Feng Kun in the 92nd minute. Mandrake fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Du Feng Kun in the 93rd minute. The corner led Mandrake fc's Du Feng Kun to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonathan Ferrant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Mandrake fc played a much better game than Venezuela and deserved their victory. The Venezuela players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.