Challenge

Alexandria
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. The supporters of NEGAN y los savadores booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Mina didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 5 minutes, Kristi Koçiu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NEGAN y los savadores's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kristi Koçiu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The long shot by Kristi Koçiu in the 8th minute really tested Jonathan Ferrant's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Lisandro Iratze capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lisandro Iratze really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adão Maia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tomas Illescas fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Tomas Illescas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 17th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of NEGAN y los savadores's Vinicio Librado. Vinicio Librado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camilo Gaos during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gaos to maneuver through the defense. Patricio Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 41 minutes into the match, Kristi Koçiu notched a goal, 2-1, 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Marquez in the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kristi Koçiu to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Freddy Marquez 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. The supporters of NEGAN y los savadores booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Freddy Marquez in the 56th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristi Koçiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Vinicio Librado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 62nd minute of the match. Sabin Udrea hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Freddy Marquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Vinicio Librado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 75th minute of play. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for NEGAN y los savadores! A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. After 83 minutes of play Venezuela's Patricio Costa was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. When Lisandro Iratze came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the NEGAN y los savadores 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 Lisandro Iratze couldn't finish the play. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Vinicio Librado made a huge save. In the 89th minute of the match, Tomas Illescas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vinicio Librado was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 95th minute, Kristi Koçiu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NEGAN y los savadores fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. NEGAN y los savadores's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.