Challenge

Frederik Steiner
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Feliciano Roig recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Rayo Tharkad's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rune Snäll came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 12 minutes into the match, Apoena Ocaña 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 Apoena Ocaña was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Rayo Tharkad's Apoena Ocaña. But to his dismay, Apoena Ocaña quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Tomas Illescas 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apoena Ocaña in the 21st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Manolo Lacorte made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. With his leg Jonathan Ferrant managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Rayo Tharkad's Manolo Lacorte fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rayo Tharkad's Hondo Arratia got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joshua Secada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Rune Snäll tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hondo Arratia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Rune Snäll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apoena Ocaña, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adolfo Hevia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 40 minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Rayo Tharkad's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Rune Snäll reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Manolo Lacorte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Apoena Ocaña was the one to do the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manolo Lacorte's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. In the 52ndth minute of the game Manolo Lacorte 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. If Adolfo Hevia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 57th minute of play forced Rayo Tharkad's goalkeeper Rune Snäll to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 59 minutes, Adolfo Hevia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rayo Tharkad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adolfo Hevia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rune Snäll made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 61st minute of play. With 67 minutes on the clock, Rigoberto Mina commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The audience was convinced that Apoena Ocaña's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Patricio Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Costa during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 91st minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd match minute, Rayo Tharkad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilesindo Alonso to maneuver through the defense. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manolo Lacorte in the 94th minute of play. Camilo Gaos hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apoena Ocaña, 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 Manolo Lacorte, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manolo Lacorte, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. Rayo Tharkad's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.