Challenge

Pikachuzim Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. Ronaldinho Fenomeno scored 1-0 in the 3rd 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. Ronaldinho Fenomeno's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. AS Pikachuzim were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Santos Rallo took the corner. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldinho Fenomeno in the 11th 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 careless play in the Venezuela defense, Ronaldinho Fenomeno 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Fenomeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Ronaldinho Fenomeno took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 24 minutes into the game, Salvador Gisbert 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 AS Pikachuzim the free kick. In the 24th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salvador Gisbert to maneuver through the defense. After 24 minutes, Camilo Gaos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the AS Pikachuzim players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Camilo Gaos got a free kick in the 25th minute. AS Pikachuzim's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Santos Rallo in the 29th minute. Jacinto Veiga was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldinho Fenomeno in the 32nd minute of the match. Patricio Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 37 minutes into the match, AS Pikachuzim's Ronaldinho Fenomeno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert got a free kick in the 38th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ronaldinho Fenomeno. The throw-in from Salvador Gisbert in the 46th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AS Pikachuzim's Jacinto Veiga. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Ronaldinho Fenomeno got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 48th minute. The score was now 4-0.

53 minutes into the game, AS Pikachuzim's Ronaldinho Fenomeno nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. After 63 minutes, Alex Chicote mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the AS Pikachuzim players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 63 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. AS Pikachuzim's Arif Oğuz Semdin was substituted for Ronaldinho Fenomeno. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Oğuz Semdin, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Arif Oğuz Semdin sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. In the 72nd match minute, AS Pikachuzim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Veiga to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Sarmento in the 74th minute of play. Arif Oğuz Semdin struck a weak shot in the 78th 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 AS Pikachuzim. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Luciano Sarmento put it in 8-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Oğuz Semdin in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute Luciano Sarmento 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. During the 85th minute of the match Camilo Gaos completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Camilo Gaos a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arif Oğuz Semdin went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Sarmento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Oğuz Semdin, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The audience was convinced that Arif Oğuz Semdin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Oğuz Semdin in the 96th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arif Oğuz Semdin in the 98th 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. AS Pikachuzim's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.