Challenge

Santa Monica Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastian Fors started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Sebastian Fors tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aloísio Vides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 4th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Sebastian Fors sent off a good shot on target. Sebastian Fors blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. After 22 minutes, Patricio Costa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Trece’s FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute Sebastian Fors 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. Ljupče Manić charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ljupče Manić the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 25 played minutes Trece’s FC got a freekick which was hit by Ljupče Manić. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Enzo Manaers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute Sebastian Fors 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. 31 minutes into the game, Jonathan Venegas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Trece’s FC the free kick. In the 31st minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Sebastian Fors sent off a good shot on target. Richard Cambas hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Aloísio Vides 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 39th minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 41 minutes on the clock, Rigoberto Mina commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 41st 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 home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Patricio Costa to make the kick off. Venezuela's attentive Jonathan Venegas managed to snatch the ball when Ljupče Manić made a throw-in in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 53rd minute, Enzo Manaers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alex Chicote during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 55 minutes into the game, one of Venezuela:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Venezuela:s Jonathan Ferrant showed great skill when he stopped Richard Cambas:s penalty. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Tomas Illescas hit a great ball. Richard Cambas struck a weak shot in the 59th 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 Trece’s FC. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fonso Ramos in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th minute Sebastian Fors 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. After 69 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Aloísio Vides tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 77 minutes, Sebastian Fors made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sebastian Fors in the 80th 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Enzo Manaers managed to get in a good position for a shot. Trece’s FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Enzo Manaers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Richard Cambas got a throw-in 87 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Boris Bogdanov. After 88 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. When Enzo Manaers came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Trece’s FC 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 Enzo Manaers couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Trece’s FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ljupče Manić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Trece’s FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.