Challenge

Belfort Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. Erwin Backes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manuel Peres's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Manuel Peres got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 14th minute. The score was now 1-0. When De Gulden Draak's Erwin Backes in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. When Manuel Peres came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the De Gulden Draak 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 Manuel Peres couldn't finish the play. 23 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Peres. Anselm Neuhäuser hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After having played for 35 minutes, Manuel Peres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Gulden Draak's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Peres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 37 minutes into the game, Manuel Peres cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Manuel Peres fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Gulden Draak's protests and gave Manuel Peres a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to De Gulden Draak getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Manuel Peres hit a great ball. After 44 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Manuel Peres tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manuel Peres was the one to do the kick off. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Siim Kikas made a huge save. Claudius Marsching took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 62nd minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Siim Kikas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Peres in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Peres came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute Manuel Peres 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. A collision led to De Gulden Draak getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Pablo Ebner hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in action when he in the 77th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Erwin Backes hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Claudius Marsching scored 4-0 in the 89th 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. 93 minutes into the match, Manuel Peres 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 Manuel Peres was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.