Challenge

El Potrero
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kris Noander started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Caballeros Negros™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Dalmai didn't get a good kick on the ball. Caballeros Negros™'s Kris Noander was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 5th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 8th minute of play forced Caballeros Negros™'s goalkeeper Jan-Ove Felin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Kris Noander ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If Raul Alvarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Tomás Jorrin 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. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Raul Alvarez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 36th minute Kris Noander 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. 42 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jan-Ove Felin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Venezuela's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Illescas in the 43rd minute. 47 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raul Alvarez.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jeremias Cordairo made in the 55th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tomás Jorrin. After 61 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. 61 minutes into the match, Kris Noander 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 Kris Noander was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Tomas Illescass short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Jan-Ove Felin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 74 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. In the 75th minute Paulo Nesor 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teo Valiente in the 76th 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. After 84 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paulo Nesor who took care of the corner kick. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Piorno, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Teo Valiente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute Kris Noander 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. When the referee ended the match the Caballeros Negros™ players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.