Challenge

USA BORDERS
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ernest Spoelbergs took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tomas Illescas charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomas Illescas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. In the 5th minute, Mai Hontoria fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jonathan Ferrant, passed just outside the right post. Laércio Travassos hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Bartosz Skikiewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bartosz Skikiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 12th minute of the match. After 15 minutes Bucaneiros's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomas Illescas who took care of the corner kick. Patricio Costa's late challenge caught a Bucaneiros's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patricio Costa helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Bucaneiros booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 강 비 hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Bucaneiros's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bartosz Skikiewicz came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 25 minutes into the match, Bucaneiros's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Bartosz Skikiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernest Spoelbergs got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ernest Spoelbergs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Laércio Travassos came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartosz Skikiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Bucaneiros's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Bartosz Skikiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Bucaneiros getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. 강 비 hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute, Eusébio Bastos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bartosz Skikiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The Venezuela fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernest Spoelbergs in the 53rd minute of the match. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartosz Skikiewicz having to interfere. Bucaneiros made a substitution. Matteo La Forest replaced Clodoaldo á Borg. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 70 minutes in the game 강 비 did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Matteo La Forest. After a rather tough play, Bucaneiros's Mario Kempes got a free kick in the 70th minute. Matteo La Forest charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matteo La Forest the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 76th minute Ernest Spoelbergs 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. In the 77th minute Ernest Spoelbergs 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 Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 80th 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. 81 minutes into the match, Bucaneiros's goalkeeper Bartosz Skikiewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bucaneiros's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomas Illescas was slow to take the kick. During this time Venezuela's players had a chance to rest. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.