Challenge

Estadio La Scaloneta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilberto Izel took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gilberto Izel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. After 11 minutes of play, La Scaloneta's Gilberto Izel made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Gilberto Izel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gilberto Izel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 19 minute of play. Camilo Gaos's late challenge caught a La Scaloneta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Camilo Gaos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 25th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Franco Moscatelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Freddy Cidro kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. The supporters of Venezuela booed when La Scaloneta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enrique Rozarius didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute Gilberto Izel 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 La Scaloneta booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Chicote didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Enrique Rozarius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute, Luca Messi had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Alex Chicote's late challenge caught a La Scaloneta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Chicote helped the player get up and apologised. La Scaloneta made a substitution. Tal Hanes replaced Luca Messi. In the 50th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Chicote to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 56th minute, Concetto Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 57 played minutes Tomas Illescas shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for La Scaloneta's Franco Moscatelli to catch but Tomas Illescas was lucky. It became 2-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. If Gilberto Izel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 70 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Cidro. In the 77th match minute, La Scaloneta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikita Kovtun to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Franco Moscatelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Izel in the 89th minute of the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Izel in the 92nd minute of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Izel in the 93rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Alex Chicote got a free kick in the 96th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Gilberto Izel managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Scaloneta's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilberto Izel 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. La Scaloneta's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.