Challenge

Angel Tulio Zof
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Central's Luisito Quintan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Central's Gelu Nicolau sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 8th minute of the match, Luisito Quintan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Ferrant saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Central's Salih Orus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Arnoldo Bermund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Central's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. After 10 played minutes Central got a freekick which was hit by Arnoldo Bermund. After recieving a nice pass, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas tried to score from far away in the 11th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Central's Luisito Quintan. But to his dismay, Luisito Quintan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 16th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Chicote to maneuver through the defense. 17 minutes into the match, Central's Eugenio Vermudo broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After taking down the ball on Central's corner Eugenio Vermudo 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 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luisito Quintan's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Central were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eugenio Vermudo took the corner. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisito Quintan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gelu Nicolau's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st 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. Gelu Nicolau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito Quintan in the 33rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Quintan in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Luisito Quintan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Central's Gelu Nicolau. But to his dismay, Gelu Nicolau quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 44thth minute of the game Luisito Quintan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Salih Orus was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giovani Lo Celso got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes Central's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomas Illescas who took care of the corner kick. In the 54th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. Central'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. Aurelio Jorrin kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Luisito Quintan came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giovani Lo Celso scored 4-0 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Central's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salih Orus 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. Central's Cipriano Rolado got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Central's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eugenio Vermudo in the 74th minute. A nice corner shot did that Eugenio Vermudo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Ferrant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisito Quintan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Central were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eugenio Vermudo took the corner. Cipriano Rolado was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Luisito Quintan charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luisito Quintan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, Luisito Quintan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Giovani Lo Celso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Central fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. There was no doubt that Central were the better team. Central's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.