Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Bareiro in the 3rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adam Bareiro took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorio Perico in the 9th minute of the match. After 10 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. With an all-out effort, Venezuela's Feliks Osowski threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tomas Illescas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Adam Bareiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Adam Bareiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 23 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Nacho Villarroel came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Feliks Osowski in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Bareiro in the 30th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Feliks Osowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 37th minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Feliks Osowski. Internet XAire's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 39th minute, Guido Pietro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nacho Villarroel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 46 minutes into the game, Internet XAire's Nacho Villarroel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Rigoberto Mina was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 52 minutes into the match. In the 51st 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 54thth minute some difficulties stopping Guido Abeita's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Guido Pietro got a throw-in 61 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Guido Abeita. In the 66th minute, Vural Demirbaş left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Internet XAire fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 69th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adam Bareiro. In the 75th minute, Victorio Perico 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 1-4. After 77 played minutes Internet XAire got a freekick which was hit by Guido Abeita. Vural Demirbaş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Victorio Perico kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. In the 88th minute of the game Octavio Palban made a throw-in which Nacho Villarroel played forward. Nacho Villarroel's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorio Perico in the 94th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Costa during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Bareiro in the 97th minute of play. The Venezuela fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Internet XAire were clearly better and deserved to take the win.