Challenge

Ciudad de Ballester
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Marciano Min in the 3rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abelardo Nardo was slow to take the kick. During this time Zuberbühler FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Zuberbühler FC's corner Abelardo Nardo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonathan Ferrant quite easily take care of the ball. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Zuberbühler FC's Marciano Min shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Marciano Min succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 17th playminute. Marciano Min recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zuberbühler FC were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abelardo Nardo took the corner. After a rather tough play, Zuberbühler FC's Mariano Berart got a free kick in the 24th minute. Marciano Min blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. 32 minutes into the match, Marciano Min dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant, 4-0. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Chicote to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Venancio Calisto during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Saul Lamberto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Baumer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zuberbühler FC's Jonathan Iruinea was substituted for Cirilo Ebardo. When Jonathan Venegas fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Jonathan Venegas a yellow card for diving instead. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Florentino Lastur replaced Marciano Min. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Tiberiu Fința replaced Mariano Berart. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Florentino Lastur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Florentino Lastur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Iruinea, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 79thth minute of the game Saul Baumer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Saul Baumer went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Florentino Lastur recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Zuberbühler FC fully deserved thier win.