Challenge

Creek
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raphael Vitelli got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 5th minute Ralf Stauber 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Stauber in the 6th minute of the match. Felipe Schätzle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bearcreek United's Ralf Stauber was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 16th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralf Stauber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristián Gabrieli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristián Gabrieli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. Bearcreek United were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Felipe Schätzle took the corner. Camilo Gaos tried in the game's 33rd match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Jonathan Ferrant. An annoying self made goal, 2-0. After 37 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Felipe Schätzle who took care of the corner kick. The audience was convinced that Ralf Stauber's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristián Gabrieli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Bearcreek United's Felipe Schätzle got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 46th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ralf Stauber to strike the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ralf Stauber's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. 55 minutes into the game, Bearcreek United's Ralf Stauber 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, 3-0. Felipe Schätzle'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 58th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Correa during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 59 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristián Gabrieli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. After 73 minutes, Guillermo Mariano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Bearcreek United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Odin Weingartner charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Odin Weingartner the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th minute, one of Bearcreek United: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 Bearcreek United. 79 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristián Gabrieli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Odin Weingartner was shown his second yellow card after 82 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 83 played minutes Bearcreek United got a freekick which was hit by Odin Weingartner. If Tervel Ralev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 89th minute of play forced Bearcreek United's goalkeeper Cristián Gabrieli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Alex Chicote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Tervel Ralev made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Bearcreek United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.