Challenge

La Jabonera
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Guillermo Mariano made in the 3rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Tomas Illescas however managed to control. If Ladislao Bartoleme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlando Mena in the 7th minute. The audience was convinced that Orlando Mena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Jabones Tocadores's Alípio Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 10th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alípio Torres. Jabones Tocadores's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ladislao Bartoleme in the 18th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 20th minute. Guillermo Mariano charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guillermo Mariano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. Orlando Mena was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 26th minute. Jabones Tocadores's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 29th minute, Ladislao Bartoleme 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. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. Orlando Mena's shot from long distance in the 31st minute was not bad at all, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Mena in the 35th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orlando Mena got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Orlando Mena in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Bartoleme in the 44th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute Orlando Mena 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 Jabones Tocadores players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Venezuela were winning 0-1.

Ladislao Bartoleme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Alípio Torres made a huge save. Luciano Estevez kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Jabones Tocadores made a substitution. Edgardo Felo replaced Rubens Machado. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Jabones Tocadores was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano Estevez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Secada to maneuver through the defense. Ladislao Bartoleme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Orlando Mena 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 Orlando Mena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When Ladislao Bartoleme came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Jabones Tocadores 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 Ladislao Bartoleme couldn't finish the play. The Jabones Tocadores fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Jabones Tocadores's Orlando Mena looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Orlando Mena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Mena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orlando Mena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Domenico Checchia hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match.