Challenge

Santiago Guatemala
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carmelo Sifon took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alexander Torres kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 10 minutes of play, Real Madrid de Guatemala's Carmelo Sifon made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Real Madrid de Guatemala's Cristian Santamaria slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 2-0 after 14 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Santamaria got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carmelo Sifon scored 3-0 in the 17th 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. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Carmelo Sifon took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Costa during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 28th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Carmelo Sifon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Madrid de Guatemala's supporters rose to their feet, but Carmelo Sifon 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. Carmelo Sifon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Sílvio Luiz Goiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Patricio Costa got his second yellow card in the match during the 52nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 53 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmelo Sifon in the 58th minute of play. Cristian Santamaria blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sílvio Luiz Goiano was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. In the 69th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sílvio Luiz Goiano was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Santamaria in the 74th minute of play. Cristian Jimenez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmelo Sifon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Carmelo Sifon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 81st minute, Alexander Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Real Madrid de Guatemala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carmelo Sifon didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicolás Guerrero, 86 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Real Madrid de Guatemala fans cheered their team off the field, for while Venezuela had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.