Challenge

Cervantes Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Kemen having to interfere. After 6 minutes, Guillermo Mariano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Cervantes F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 6th minute. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Nascimento in the 7th minute. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cervantes F.C.'s goalkeeper Fausto Kemen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Shen Guo Yu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A well placed Aurelio Bartuelo short distance shot in the 17th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. 23 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samuel Rojelio. In the 26th minute, Samuel Rojelio 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. 30 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Rojelio came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 34th minute. When Alex Chicote fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Alex Chicote a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th minute, Alex Chicote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Samuel Rojelio struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cervantes F.C.. In the 41st minute, Samuel Rojelio 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. After a defensive mix-up in Cervantes F.C.'s zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fausto Kemen came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Cervantes F.C.'s Samuel Rojelio. But to his dismay, Samuel Rojelio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Celestino Nesto got a throw-in 58 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Shen Guo Yu. The throw-in from Carlos Nascimento in the 63rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Venezuela's Alex Chicote. In the 65th minute, Samuel Rojelio 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. Cervantes F.C. made a substitution. Edelmiro Fe replaced Anastasio Berriotxoa. After 68 minutes, Celestino Nesto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cervantes F.C. and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edelmiro Fe in the 72nd minute of play. Cervantes F.C. were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Carlos Nascimento took the corner. The corner ended in Edelmiro Fe almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Fausto Kemen 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 83rd minute, Tomas Illescas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celestino Nesto kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fausto Kemen came out and tried to block the shot, but Tomas Illescas slotted it home off the left post making it 5-2 in the 88th minute. When Placido Gonzo fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cervantes F.C.'s protests and gave Placido Gonzo a yellow card for diving instead. Placido Gonzo hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd 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. Fausto Kemen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.