Challenge

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas made the kick off and thus started the match. After 9 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. Cornelio Ongile could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Zurdo FC's Jozef Wandzik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. Zurdo FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Illescas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tomas Illescas made a great header on Venezuela's corner, it was just that Zurdo FC's Jozef Wandzik managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Salvador Gisbert sped through Zurdo FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jozef Wandzik. In the 19th minute Tiburcio Ubelteso 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. Cornelio Ongile received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Cornelio Ongile slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 21st minute. After 23 minutes, Nestor Tadzio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zurdo FC and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Zurdo FC's Nestor Tadzio got a free kick in the 24th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 37th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 44th 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.

Jozef Wandzik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Cornelio Ongile 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. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiburcio Ubelteso in the 61st minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernandinho Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Zurdo FC's Fernandinho Rodrigues. But to his dismay, Fernandinho Rodrigues quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Zurdo FC made a substitution. Joaquin Ortle replaced Tiburcio Ubelteso. When Venezuela's Patricio Costa in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zurdo FC's goalie prevented a goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernandinho Rodrigues in the 72nd minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Ortle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jozef Wandzik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 77th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Zurdo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Jozef Wandzik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 84 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fernandinho Rodrigues who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Zurdo FC's corner Fernandinho Rodrigues fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonathan Ferrant quite easily take care of the ball. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Ortle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joaquin Ortle went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. There was no doubt that Zurdo FC were the better team. Zurdo FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.