Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Venezuela's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck 3 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Gallo Crisis's Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 13th minute. Gallo Crisis's Pipo Orihuela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 18th minute of play. After 22 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pipo Orihuela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Gallo Crisis's Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck. But to his dismay, Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 39th minute of play forced Gallo Crisis's goalkeeper Pipo Orihuela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 played minutes Gallo Crisis got a freekick which was hit by Arnoud Koppen. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck made the kick off in the second half. Nino Orihuela hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. 54 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnoud Koppen'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. Arnoud Koppen helped the player get up and apologised. After 55 played minutes Gallo Crisis got a freekick which was hit by Arnoud Koppen. After a rather tough play, Gallo Crisis's Jilian Verhaghen got a free kick in the 56th minute. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jilian Verhaghen in the 60th minute of play. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 64th 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 72nd 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jilian Verhaghen in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pipo Orihuela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnoud Koppen made in the 82nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck in the 84th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Pipo Orihuela didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. After a rather tough play, Gallo Crisis's Jilian Verhaghen got a free kick in the 89th minute. 93 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pipo Orihuela made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Guillermo Mariano hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Many of Venezuela's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Venezuela may have spent more time on the ball, but Gallo Crisis were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.