Challenge

Machados FC V2
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rodrigo Lima was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 8th minute Santos Cebrian 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. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santos Cebrian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Machados FC V2's Santos Cebrian got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Santos Cebrian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Santos Cebrian tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santos Cebrian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. Santos Cebrian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Matthias Tham blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. After having played for 33 minutes, Santos Cebrian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Machados FC V2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santos Cebrian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Machados FC V2's Matthias Tham got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 37 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Santos Cebrian who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Jonathan Ferrant when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santos Cebrian in the 41st minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Machados FC V2's Santos Cebrian ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. In the 46th minute, Tiger Argoud reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. The goal made the score 3-1.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Hildeberto Cortez in the 59th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Machados FC V2's Santos Cebrian got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Machados FC V2 made a substitution. Enzo Soveral replaced Ivan Torres. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Rodrigo Lima made a huge save. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santos Cebrian in the 70th minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Matthias Tham cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 76 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Santos Cebrian came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santos Cebrian in the 80th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Santos Cebrian left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Machados FC V2 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santos Cebrian, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Tomas Illescas hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the referee ended the match the Machados FC V2 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.