Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Jorden Van der Hoeven started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 minutes of play, Circus BAF's Lautaro Martínez Gullotta made it 0-1 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! In the 8th minute, one of Venezuela:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Venezuela. Jonathan Ferrant had in the 9thth minute some difficulties stopping Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 11th minute Lautaro Martínez Gullotta 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. After 13 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. After 16 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. 18 minutes into the match, Circus BAF's Lautaro Martínez Gullotta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Amador Paublo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 22nd minute of the match. The throw-in from Liu Hao Zheng in the 24th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Venezuela's Jose Correa. The supporters of Circus BAF booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Chicote didn't get a good kick on the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Martínez Gullotta came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Lautaro Martínez Gullotta came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Circus BAF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Martínez Gullotta couldn't finish the play. 36 minutes into the match, Circus BAF's Lautaro Martínez Gullotta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 42 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. In the 44th minute, Jorden Van der Hoeven made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 46th match minute, Circus BAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grégoire Haynes to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Martínez Gullotta came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Martínez Gullotta went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. 68 minutes into the match, Lautaro Martínez Gullotta 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 Lautaro Martínez Gullotta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Circus BAF's Dawang Monfort was substituted for Gary Medel. Circus BAF's Kobe Mesmaeckers was substituted for Jorden Van der Hoeven. Grégoire Haynes hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Circus BAF's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amador Paublo 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kobe Mesmaeckers in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amador Paublo was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. After having played for 84 minutes, Kobe Mesmaeckers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Circus BAF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kobe Mesmaeckers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kobe Mesmaeckers'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 86th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Lautaro Martínez Gullotta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Circus BAF's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Martínez Gullotta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute, Kobe Mesmaeckers 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 made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Kobe Mesmaeckers sent off a good shot on target. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Circus BAF had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.