Challenge

Estadio Resistencia
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. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. Denis Eudoxio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. After 10 played minutes RÚSTICOS F.C got a freekick which was hit by Therkil Bjørslev. After 14 minutes of play, RÚSTICOS F.C's Denis Eudoxio made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Therkil Bjørslev kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After 26 minutes, Alex Chicote mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the RÚSTICOS F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 26 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Denis Eudoxio in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Denis Eudoxio sent off a good shot on target. After 32 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Omar Cristofol was left in no man's land by his defense there! 35 minutes into the match, RÚSTICOS F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Omar Cristofol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Péter Havas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Omar Cristofol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Denis Eudoxio was the one to do the kick off. A hard shot 57 in the game by Tomas Illescas from a close distance when the talented Omar Cristofol managed to make a qualified save. RÚSTICOS F.C's players were relieved. In the 59th minute Denis Eudoxio 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. In the 62nd minute of the match RÚSTICOS F.C 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. Melchor Eztebe ran over to the corner to take the kick. A sloppy throw-in by Alex Chicote in the 64th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by RÚSTICOS F.C's Victorio Luciano. Denis Eudoxio might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Denis Eudoxio ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Eudoxio in the 67th minute of the match. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Denis Eudoxio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Venezuela's goalie and right to Rudolfo Sarri. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Venezuela's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Omar Cristofol made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. In the 89th minute, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. RÚSTICOS F.C's Eriberto Vachon suffered a sore thigh after 92 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Tomas Illescas's late challenge caught a RÚSTICOS F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomas Illescas helped the player get up and apologised. RÚSTICOS F.C made a substitution. Artemio Luzaide replaced Eriberto Vachon. Denis Eudoxio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Venezuela walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.