Challenge

Ruca Luz
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the match, Deportivo Gamberro's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Bruno Pascal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jose Correa's late challenge caught a Deportivo Gamberro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Correa helped the player get up and apologised. After 7 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. When Roman Reynardo came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Deportivo Gamberro 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 Roman Reynardo couldn't finish the play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A throw-in in the 16th minute of the game was made by Ambrosio Kepa with Laureano Harri as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 19th minute, Tony Manerov made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laureano Harri got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Mosen, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After 45 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. If Roman Reynardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

Laureano Harri scored 2-0 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Roman Reynardo came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Deportivo Gamberro 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 Roman Reynardo couldn't finish the play. Laureano Harri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Camilo Gaos charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Camilo Gaos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 72 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. After 72 played minutes Lucas Rovan shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant to catch but Lucas Rovan was lucky. It became 3-0 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Mosen in the 75th minute of the match. Deportivo Gamberro's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Patricio Costa scored to the left of an out of position Bruno Pascal, making the score, 3-1. 86 minutes into the game, Deportivo Gamberro's Niceto Perpinya nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Niceto Perpinya blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. After 95th play minutes Igor Havier shot 6-1, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. Deportivo Gamberro's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.