Challenge

Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. The referee felt a red card was in order, 7 minutes into the game, when Guillermo Mariano put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Venezuela fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! Venezuela's Jose Correa managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fortunato Carlini in the 13 minute of the game. Rigoberto Mina kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. When Alba FC's Donato Amatori in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd 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 25thth minute of the game Donato Amatori who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jonathan Ferrant had great luck who in the 25thth minute grab hold of the ball when Donato Amatori from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. A nice corner shot did that Ciro Cino got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Ferrant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 29 minutes into the game, Alba FC's Ciro Cino 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, 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciro Cino in the 35th minute. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Fortunato Carlini made in the 39th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ciro Cino immediately put the ball in play. After a rather tough play, Alba FC's Ciro Cino got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 45 minutes into the game, Alex Marzulli threw the ball into play from the sideline. Venezuela's Jose Correa quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Davide Conte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Donato Amatori to make the kick off. Fortunato Carlini's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fortunato Carlini helped the player get up and apologised. After 56 played minutes Alba FC got a freekick which was hit by Fortunato Carlini. Fortunato Carlini was shown his second yellow card after 60 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Amatori, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After 67 minutes, Jonathan Venegas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Alba FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 73rd minute, Patricio Costa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Davide Conte, passed just outside the right post. In the 75th minute of the game Federico Di Iorio made a throw-in which Ciro Cino played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Cino in the 77th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 77th play minutes Donato Amatori shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Donato Amatori stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Donato Amatori tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patricio Costa might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Davide Conte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Patricio Costa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 87th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94thth minute of the game Donato Amatori who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alba FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.