Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, 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. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Tiger Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremy Horseman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Alex Chicote in the 9th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Mordham FC's Brendon Willets. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Jeremy Horseman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Jeremy Horseman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremy Horseman in the 15th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremy Horseman came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremy Horseman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeremy Horseman in the 25th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremy Horseman came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiger Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mordham FC's Tiger Kahn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Mordham FC from getting a goal against them. Jeremy Horseman struck a weak shot in the 36th 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 Mordham FC. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Jeremy Horseman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Jeremy Horseman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Jeremy Horseman 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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Mordham FC made a substitution. Conan Froggatt replaced Jeremy Horseman. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Conan Froggatt to strike the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conan Froggatt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Conan Froggatt came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Mordham 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 Conan Froggatt couldn't finish the play. After having played for 57 minutes, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patricio Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Brendon Willets kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Conan Froggatt 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 Conan Froggatt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiger Kahn having to interfere. 71 minutes into the game, Mordham FC's Conan Froggatt 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, 1-3. After a rather tough play, Mordham FC's Sid Barton got a free kick in the 74th minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 90th minute of play forced Mordham FC's goalkeeper Tiger Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conan Froggatt's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 94thth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mordham FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.