Challenge

Arnulfo Iraido
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Felix Frasco saved Barrialito AFC from getting behind. Alex Chicote charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alex Chicote the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alexandros Peropoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Gogo Tino got a throw-in 14 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Jaime Eleazar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guillermo Mariano during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute of the match, Alexandros Peropoulos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jonathan Ferrant was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Alexandros Peropoulos took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. In the 26thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barrialito AFC's Felix Frasco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conrado Txordon, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute of the match Barrialito AFC got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jaime Eleazar ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Wang Feng got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Ferrant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Felix Frasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandros Peropoulos took the ball and in the 40 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. 43 minutes into the match, Barrialito AFC's Alexandros Peropoulos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Conrado Txordon was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexandros Peropoulos to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Alexandros Peropoulos 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. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Alexandros Peropoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. In the 60th minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute, Jaime Eleazar 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandros Peropoulos in the 66th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandros Peropoulos in the 69th minute of play. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Frasco having to interfere. Barrialito AFC made a substitution. Fahhad Al Herz replaced Cecilio Rosio. Guillermo Mariano hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Barrialito AFC's Natalio Bieito was substituted for Conrado Txordon. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Alexandros Peropoulos made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Barrialito AFC made a substitution. Aquiles Beat replaced Alexandros Peropoulos. Natalio Bieito recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 84th minute of the match Barrialito AFC got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jaime Eleazar ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Barrialito AFC's corner Faustino Lehoi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonathan Ferrant quite easily take care of the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Barrialito AFC's Aquiles Beat sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Natalio Bieito came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Barrialito AFC 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 Natalio Bieito couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Aquiles Beat sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.