Challenge

Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Donato Amatori got the match started through his kick off. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Davide Conte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Alba FC's Federico Di Iorio. But to his dismay, Federico Di Iorio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Federico Di Iorio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alba FC were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ciro Cino took the corner. After taking down the ball on Alba FC's corner Ciro Cino fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonathan Ferrant quite easily take care of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Alba FC's zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Davide Conte came out of the goal and Patricio Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 19 in the game by Donato Amatori from a close distance when the talented Jonathan Ferrant managed to make a qualified save. Venezuela's players were relieved. Donato Amatori's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 26 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Federico Di Iorio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Fortunato Carlini kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Donato Amatori fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Illescas scored 1-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Davide Conte, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Alba FC's Donato Amatori in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Alba FC's Fortunato Carlini got a free kick in the 45th minute. In the 48th minute, Donato Amatori made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Di Iorio in the 53rd minute of the match. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Davide Conte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Federico Di Iorio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Federico Di Iorio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Davide Conte made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donato Amatori in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Alba FC's Davide Conte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 64th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Donato Amatori's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Federico Di Iorio scored 3-1 in the 70th 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. In the 73rd match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Banana to maneuver through the defense. Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fortunato Carlini in the 76 minute of the game. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Amatori in the 94th minute of play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. Ciro Cino, 99 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Alba FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.