Challenge

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th 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 8th minute Guns And Roses were awarded a corner. Segundo Bordat went to the cornerflag to take it. Nazil Canay received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Nazil Canay slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 15th minute. After 19 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Gisbert. Alex Chicote kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Nazil Canay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nazil Canay in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nazil Canay's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. The audience was convinced that Nazil Canay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Nazil Canay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Venezuela's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Nazil Canay 39 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Nazil Canay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Nazil Canay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Guns And Roses's Luis Admon was substituted for Agustin Txatxu. The wind increased when Jesús Salvador made the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesús Salvador in the 55th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venezuela's Patricio Costa pulled a muscle in his leg after 57 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Guillermo Gutxi's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guillermo Gutxi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th match minute, Guns And Roses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Gutxi to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Jesús Salvador left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Guns And Roses fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After having played for 64 minutes, Jesús Salvador managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guns And Roses's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jesús Salvador was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 69 played minutes Guns And Roses got a freekick which was hit by Luis Admon. Jesús Salvador scored 4-0 in the 72nd 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. Roberto Ocampo kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jesús Salvador went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesús Salvador in the 80th minute of play. In the 85th minute, Jesús Salvador made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. 88 minutes in the game Ludomir Banaszak did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Segundo Bordat. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesús Salvador, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Jesús Salvador's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 97th minute of the game.