Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Sid Lampard started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, STARS TEAM's Valentin Zgrăbunţa got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 13thth minute of the game Sid Lampard 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. 14 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Zgrăbunţa came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Valentin Zgrăbunţa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The STARS TEAM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Zgrăbunţa in the 18th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Zgrăbunţa scored 0-2 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Valentin Zgrăbunţa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sid Lampard in the 22nd minute of the match. Valentin Zgrăbunţa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 28th minute Sid Lampard 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 30th minute of play forced STARS TEAM's goalkeeper Ateş Rahim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ateş Rahim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 played minutes STARS TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Güral Usalan. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Zgrăbunţa in the 37th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sid Lampard in the 43rd minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Zgrăbunţa, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 47th minute, Valentin Zgrăbunţa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The STARS TEAM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After the first half STARS TEAM were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 54 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ateş Rahim was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Venezuela fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Valentin Zgrăbunţa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Valentin Zgrăbunţa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 63 minutes into the match, STARS TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Ateş Rahim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sid Lampard succeeded in the game's 70th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-4. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Valentin Zgrăbunţa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Güral Usalan during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Güral Usalan kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Sid Lampard sent off a good shot on target. After 86 minutes, Qiao Kang Yi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the STARS TEAM and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, STARS TEAM's Qiao Kang Yi got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute, Patricio Costa 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. Guillermo Mariano's late challenge caught a STARS TEAM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guillermo Mariano helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of STARS TEAM booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Mariano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 97 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. STARS TEAM's Sid Lampard couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 97th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Venezuela. STARS TEAM's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.