Challenge

LA GARZA DI MARTINO
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes, Anibal Platon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Deportivo Norte and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mete Gambetta. In the 9th 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. Thanks to some nice moves Mete Gambetta could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Jonathan Ferrant however easily saved by the left post. Club Deportivo Norte's Fernando Prassov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 13th minute of play. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Mete Gambetta tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Ramon Gómez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Club Deportivo Norte were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mete Gambetta took the corner. After 17 played minutes Club Deportivo Norte got a freekick which was hit by Benedicto Savier. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 27 in the game by Mete Gambetta from a close distance when the talented Jonathan Ferrant managed to make a qualified save. Venezuela's players were relieved. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Fernando Prassov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Mete Gambetta put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. 37 minutes into the match, Mete Gambetta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mete Gambetta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 42nd minute of play forced Club Deportivo Norte's goalkeeper Fernando Prassov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mete Gambetta was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernando Prassov was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Club Deportivo Norte's Fernando Prassov got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 56th minute, Tomas Illescas 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Gambetta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mete Gambetta, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 64th minute, Marco Mederi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victorio Tabor during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mete Gambetta in the 71st minute of play. Club Deportivo Norte's Fernando Prassov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Club Deportivo Norte from getting a goal against them. After 80 minutes, Jose Correa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Club Deportivo Norte players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 80th minute. Rodolfo Cordeara took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Esteban Gonchan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gaspar Haitz made in the 88th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ramon Gómez however managed to control. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Rigoberto Mina got a free kick in the 89th minute. 95 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Norte's Benedicto Savier sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar.