Challenge

La Romareda
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, 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. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Campdora's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Ramón Camara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Jonathan Ferrant managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Campdora's Andy Pool fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ramón Camara having to make a save. After 14 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcin Ogrodowicz who took care of the corner kick. After 23 minutes of play, Campdora's Baba Ba made it 1-0 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! Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andy Pool's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Andy Pool kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 2-0 in the 29 minute of play. Ramón Camara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 43rd minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

58 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Baba Ba came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Baba Ba in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. If Andy Pool had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramón Camara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, Andy Pool notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Campdora's Andy Pool in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. In the 75th minute, Castulo Cifuentes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramón Camara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Ramón Camara in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 96th minute, Andy Pool left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Campdora fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Campdora walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.