Challenge

MELEN SC
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. 8 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zachary Piwowarski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 12th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Piwowarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeng Yi Yan thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Zachary Piwowarski, a very annoying self made goal in the 13th minute which led to 0-1. 17 minutes into the game, Melenky FC's Sergey Kapkaev 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, 1-1. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zachary Piwowarski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Melenky FC's Zachary Piwowarski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 26th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Melenky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Zachary Piwowarski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Dmitriy Goldberg 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. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 45th 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 Patricio Costa couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After a defensive mix-up in Melenky FC's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zachary Piwowarski came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Braian Rodríguez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Melenky FC's Braian Rodríguez shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Melenky FC's Zachary Piwowarski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Melenky FC from getting a goal against them. Melenky FC made a substitution. Ivan Wennerquist replaced Braian Rodríguez. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Melenky FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dmitriy Goldberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Sergey Kapkaev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Sergey Kapkaev 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 Ivan Wennerquist, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Wennerquist in the 81st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Melenky FC's Sydney Herron got a free kick in the 86th minute. A collision led to Melenky FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Sydney Herron hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Wennerquist in the 91st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Melenky FC's Sydney Herron got a free kick in the 93rd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Melenky FC.