Challenge

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Constantino Idacio started the match with the kick off. Raimond Lenk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 1-0 became the score in the 6th minute when Nunez Hernandez elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Roman Steven had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roman Steven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Esteban Iztal fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Piratas FC's protests and gave Esteban Iztal a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th minute, Constantino Idacio 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raimond Lenk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Raimond Lenk 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 39th minute. Roman Steven hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Raimond Lenk 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 46th minute. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. 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.

In the 57th minute of the game Esteban Iztal made a throw-in which Nunez Hernandez played forward. Raimond Lenk 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 60th minute. In the 61st 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. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Esteban Iztal got a throw-in 70 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Roman Steven. After 77 minutes of play Piratas FC's Esteban Iztal was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Piratas FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Esteban Iztal hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Nunez Hernandez made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. A collision led to Piratas FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Nunez Hernandez hit a great ball. Patricio Costa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Raimond Lenk having to make a save. Nunez Hernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Raimond Lenk in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the game, Roman Steven was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Piratas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. In the 94th match minute, Piratas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Steven to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Piratas FC's Kryspin Degutis got a free kick in the 95th minute. In the 98th minute, Alex Chicote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nunez Hernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Piratas FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.