Challenge

Barão de Piracicaba
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. Ramon Menezes started the match with the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Ramon Menezes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 1-0. Tomas Illescas kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Jeronimo Txatxu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 13 minutes into the game, Meng Jie Xing threw the ball into play from the sideline. Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Txatxu in the 20th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Min Son managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xv de Piracicaba's supporters rose to their feet, but Min Son was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jeronimo Txatxu took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 34 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramon Menezes. In the 36th minute, Xv de Piracicaba's Ramon Menezes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. In the 39th minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Sebastian Sandberg. Xv de Piracicaba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Ramon Menezes sent off a good shot on target. Xv de Piracicaba were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Meng Jie Xing took the corner. Ramon Menezes kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. In the 53rd minute, Meng Jie Xing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ander Uibomäe kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Xv de Piracicaba fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonathan Venegas during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 67 minutes into the game, Xv de Piracicaba's Alfredo Rocchi 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, 4-1. Xv de Piracicaba's Min Son got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 71st match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. Xv de Piracicaba's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Meng Jie Xing in the 74th minute. The corner ended in Meng Jie Xing almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. Sebastian Sandberg made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Alfredo Rocchi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Jeronimo Txatxu put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th 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. Sebastian Sandberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Txatxu in the 90th minute of the match. Ramon Menezes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 95th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 97 minutes, Ramon Menezes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xv de Piracicaba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramon Menezes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xv de Piracicaba'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.