Challenge

St-Victor
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ignace Bailey made the kick off and thus started the match. Thommy Vuerinx could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Manuel Medeleanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute Thommy Vuerinx 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 audience was convinced that Thommy Vuerinx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Ignace Bailey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Mercier-Est's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Medeleanu saved FC Mercier-Est from getting behind. Ignace Bailey struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Mercier-Est. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Tomas Illescas hit a great ball. If Jayson Ham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Mercier-Est's Ignace Bailey got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Mercier-Est's Manuel Medeleanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save FC Mercier-Est from getting a goal against them. Manuel Medeleanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Medeleanu having to interfere. Hipolito Paquette kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, FC Mercier-Est's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Manuel Medeleanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Venezuela booed when FC Mercier-Est was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludomil Trzaskoma didn't get a good kick on the ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignace Bailey in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, FC Mercier-Est's goalkeeper Manuel Medeleanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. Thommy Vuerinx scored 1-1 in the 86th 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. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.