Challenge

El Tabernario
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Armando Santotis made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Armando Santotis 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. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Santotis in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Santotis in the 13th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Guillermo Mariano hit a great ball. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Armando Santotis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Armando Santotis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 17 minute of play. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Lizardi Montanez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 24th minute of play forced Sporting Chilcano's goalkeeper Lizardi Montanez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 minutes, Tomas Illescas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Sporting Chilcano players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tomas Illescas hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute, Tomas Illescas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezuela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 34th minute. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th 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 48th minute of the match Sporting Chilcano got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Modestio Cañucal ran over to the corner to take the kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Lizardi Montanez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lizardi Montanez was a little too slow when Tomas Illescas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 1-2. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Santotis in the 62nd minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Santotis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Santotis, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 68th minute, Armando Santotis 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 2-2. Sporting Chilcano made a substitution. Jacinto Galguera replaced Paul Trielles. In the 74th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Mina to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Modestio Cañucal came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lizardi Montanez having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Baiarte Cerdeira 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. In the 86th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 92ndth minute of the game Armando Santotis 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Santotis, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute of the match Sporting Chilcano got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Modestio Cañucal ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Sporting Chilcano's Ponciano Gegunde to a score. 3-2 in the 95th minute. Sporting Chilcano's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.