Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xie Yan started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Baan in the 3rd minute of play. FCF north's Arcan Çapan got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Venezuela's attentive Alex Chicote managed to snatch the ball when Nick Schipmans made a throw-in in the 6th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Alex Chicote got a free kick in the 16th minute. 23 minutes into the game, Xie Yan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute, Xie Yan 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xie Yan 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. The FCF north fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when FCF north's Arcan Çapan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Chris Tinselboer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. After 45 minutes of play, FCF north's Arcan Çapan made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half FCF north were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When FCF north's Xie Yan in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Xie Yan put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. 59 minutes into the match, FCF north's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Chris Tinselboer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xie Yan did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant 60 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the game, Xie Yan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FCF north's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. After a rather tough play, FCF north's Xie Yan got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Nick Schipmans charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nick Schipmans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FCF north booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 79th minute, Xie Yan fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jonathan Ferrant, passed just outside the right post. FCF north's Nick Schipmans got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Nick Schipmans off the ground. In the 81st minute, Nick Schipmans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chris Tinselboer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Steelman in the 85th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. Arcan Çapan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Xie Yan made in the 94th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Arcan Çapan. FCF north played a much better game than Venezuela and deserved their victory. The Venezuela players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.