Challenge

Orange Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Guillermo Mariano hit a great ball. With 15 minutes on the clock, Josiah Casey commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mechanical Orange FC! In the 16th minute there was a penalty for Venezuela. Tomas Illescas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jacob Oliver. 0-1. In the 38th minute, Mechanical Orange FC's Omar Powell dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jaime Stubbs to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Patricio Costa had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Garner during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th match minute, Mechanical Orange FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Garner to maneuver through the defense. Guillermo Mariano hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Felix Garner hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Jess Francis kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Mechanical Orange FC's Omar Powell got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86th minute Melvin Velazquez 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacob Oliver saved Mechanical Orange FC from getting behind. In the 91st minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mechanical Orange FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.