Challenge

Stadio dei Fratelli
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Azzurri FC's Jules Barrett started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes Azzurri FC got a freekick which was hit by Kendrick Schumacher. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 7th 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 9 played minutes Azzurri FC got a freekick which was hit by Norman Ayala. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Hando Festini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hando Festini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kendrick Schumacher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute Jules Barrett 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Carlos Tello kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 in the 28 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Azzurri FC's Jules Barrett slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 2-0 after 31 minutes of play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Kendrick Schumacher got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 44th minute. The score was now 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

After 55 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Azzurri FC's Kendrick Schumacher. But to his dismay, Kendrick Schumacher quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jules Barrett's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Kendrick Schumacher's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Tello in the 76th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Kendrick Schumacher came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Azzurri FC 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 Kendrick Schumacher couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Venegas kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Carlos Tello took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. In the 85th minute Carlos Tello 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 his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jules Barrett, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Tello went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. In the 92nd minute Kendrick Schumacher 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. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Carlos Tello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Carlos Tello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Azzurri FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.