Challenge

The Betsy Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. When Pepe Guardiola fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Staffordshire Terrier FC's protests and gave Pepe Guardiola a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd minute, Pepe Guardiola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yu Jie Xing in the 6th minute of play. In the 8thth minute of the game Yu Jie Xing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 11 minutes in the game Guillermo Mariano did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Tomas Illescas. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Patricio Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 21 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Yu Jie Xing came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Clive Holloway tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matt Sullivan in the 26th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yu Jie Xing. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Yu Jie Xing 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. After 35 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. Yu Jie Xing'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 38th minute of play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clive Holloway showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alex Zanardi was the one to do the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Staffordshire Terrier FC's Alex Zanardi. But to his dismay, Alex Zanardi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Alex Zanardi scored 3-0 in the 56th 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. 63 minutes into the match, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Alex Zanardi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Clive Holloway made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Matt Sullivan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alex Zanardi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. In the 70th minute Alex Zanardi 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. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Clive Holloway made a huge save. After 79 minutes, Alex Zanardi made it 4-0 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. Matt Sullivan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Venezuela fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 88th minute. Penalty! In the 90th minute there was a penalty for Staffordshire Terrier FC. Alex Zanardi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. 5-0. In the 94th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Staffordshire Terrier FC had won after a very even match.