Challenge

Paolo Poli
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Venegas to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute of the game Domenico Campo made a throw-in which Ni Liang Yong played forward. In the 11th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the game, Carmine Iannone cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 15 minutes into the game, one of Venezuela:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Carmine Iannone recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpected shot in the 21st minute by Carmine Iannone got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Flavio Lavatrice took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carmine Iannone might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carmine Iannone ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 30th minute, Patricio Costa 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. In the 41st minute, Carmine Villani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Cesare Di Renzo took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cesare Di Renzo to make the kick off. After 57 played minutes Molfetta sportiva got a freekick which was hit by Fedele Fanelli. In the 66th minute, Alfonso Cirigliano 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. 71 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Cesare Di Renzo came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Molfetta sportiva's Dario Melani was substituted for Cesare Di Renzo. Fedele Fanelli made in the 74th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Domenico Campo however managed to control. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Molfetta sportiva's Carmine Iannone. But to his dismay, Carmine Iannone quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Melani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the game, Molfetta sportiva's Carmine Iannone nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmine Iannone in the 89th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Domenico Campo who took care of the corner kick. Dario Melani scored 7-0 in the 94th 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. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Molfetta sportiva had won after a very even match.