Challenge

Carmelo City Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alessio Punta started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alessio Punta in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Edmund Piczak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 12th minute of play. After 13 played minutes Centenario City FC got a freekick which was hit by Gillermo Aguirre. After 14 played minutes, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edmund Piczak came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Venezuela reached it. After having played for 15 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 23rd minute Alessio Punta 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. Frasco Ferreira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edmund Piczak 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 27th minute. A hard shot 28 in the game by Alessio Punta from a close distance when the talented Jonathan Ferrant managed to make a qualified save. Venezuela's players were relieved. Alex Chicote kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Frasco Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Alessio Punta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Patricio Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 42nd minute, Alessio Punta 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 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Punta in the 47th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Alessio Punta 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 54th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute Frasco Ferreira 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 60th match minute, Centenario City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gillermo Aguirre to maneuver through the defense. When Camilo Gaos fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Camilo Gaos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th minute, one of Venezuela:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Venezuela. The audience was convinced that Alessio Punta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frasco Ferreira in the 71st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessio Punta, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Alex Chicote charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alex Chicote the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Punta 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. Frasco Ferreira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute Centenario City FC were awarded a corner. Eztebe Cortinas went to the cornerflag to take it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alessio Punta in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alex Chicote kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Punta in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 94th minute of play forced Centenario City FC's goalkeeper Edmund Piczak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Centenario City FC's Edmund Piczak got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Centenario City FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.