Challenge

San Paolo
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Lauta Army's Seoirse McJon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Seoirse McJon got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Nesho Kúrkov fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lauta Army's protests and gave Nesho Kúrkov a yellow card for diving instead. Nesho Kúrkov hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After 12 played minutes Lauta Army got a freekick which was hit by Seoirse McJon. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Alex Chicote got a free kick in the 14th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Seoirse McJon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Seoirse McJon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Seoirse McJon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislav Angelov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Doykin having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stanislav Angelov got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adam Doykin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 37th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Adam Doykin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Zanko Boshikyov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Zanko Boshikyov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The nice shot from Seoirse McJon in the 44thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Jonathan Ferrant had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Seoirse McJon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. 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.

The supporters of Venezuela booed when Lauta Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erim Harmancı didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Adam Doykin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zanko Boshikyov, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Lauta Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nesho Kúrkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Camilo Gaos fell near the penalty area in the 61st 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 61st minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute Seoirse McJon 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. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seoirse McJon in the 68th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lauta Army's Nesho Kúrkov got a free kick in the 70th minute. Lauta Army made a substitution. Rumen Atanasov replaced Mladen Vergov. In the 71st match minute, Lauta Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nesho Kúrkov to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seoirse McJon, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Luciano Vallejo made in the 75th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Rumen Atanasov immediately put the ball in play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seoirse McJon in the 79th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Seoirse McJon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Seoirse McJon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Lauta Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanislav Angelov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Angelov in the 94th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Seoirse McJon notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Lauta Army had played much better football throughout.