Challenge

Ramon de Carranza
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Ragnar Lodbrok recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Axenstein defense, Tomas Illescas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Michele Rieger. The Axenstein fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Michele Rieger should have stopped the shot. 11 minutes into the match, Claudiu Bumba notched a goal, 1-1, 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. Axenstein's Michele Rieger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 14th minute of play. Axenstein were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bodo Oster took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudiu Bumba in the 18th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Salvador Gisbert hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Axenstein's Claudiu Bumba. But to his dismay, Claudiu Bumba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudiu Bumba in the 25th minute of play. In the 30th 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. In the 41st minute, Tomas Illescas 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. Axenstein's Claudiu Bumba got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 46th minute of play forced Axenstein's goalkeeper Michele Rieger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Ragnar Lodbrok recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bodo Oster struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Axenstein. In the 55th minute, Ragnar Lodbrok made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 58 minutes into the match, Axenstein's goalkeeper Michele Rieger had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. In the 61st minute Claudiu Bumba 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. A collision led to Axenstein getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Christian Spielhofer hit a great ball. Michele Rieger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 63rd minute of play. In the 67th minute, Christian Spielhofer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudiu Bumba, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Michele Rieger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudiu Bumba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Michele Rieger 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 84th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Claudiu Bumba came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Axenstein were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bodo Oster took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Claudiu Bumba heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bodo Oster during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When the referee ended the match the Axenstein players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.