Challenge

9-12-2018
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Patricio Costa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniel Oidor was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 7th minute, Jimeno Otsoko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Napoleón 2018's Jimeno Otsoko quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alex Chicote, made in the 10th minute of the game. Daniel Oidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 11th minute of play. Patricio Costa struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Daniel Oidor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. In the 21st minute of the game Guillermo Mariano made a throw-in which Tomas Illescas played forward. Napoleón 2018's Daniel Oidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 23rd minute of play. Napoleón 2018's Silvio Urbes got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Salvador Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Salvador Gisbert hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th 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. Daniel Oidor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Oidor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in 42 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Daniel Oidor guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. The Venezuela fans' excitement grew in the 45th match minute when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Napoleón 2018 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Venezuela were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silvio Urbes was the one to do the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvio Urbes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Silvio Urbes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Silvio Urbes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Saverio Frantzes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Napoleón 2018's supporters rose to their feet, but Saverio Frantzes 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. In the 66th minute, Patricio Costa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Daniel Oidor. The goal made the score 0-3. 69 minutes in the game Jimeno Otsoko did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Victorino Benat. Patricio Costa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniel Oidor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Alex Chicote made in the 75th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Patricio Costa. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniel Oidor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. If Saverio Frantzes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jimeno Otsoko charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jimeno Otsoko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jimeno Otsoko hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Daniel Oidor in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Venezuela players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.