Challenge

Josep Lluis
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Cometuétano booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Mariano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5thth minute of the game Zigor Barroso 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. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cometuétano's goalkeeper Miks Lecis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alex Chicote during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Antoni Paris. Zigor Barroso in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Argenis Coira's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Filip Vestnes made in the 25th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leroy Vera in the 27th 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 Argenis Coira in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 38th minute of play forced Cometuétano's goalkeeper Miks Lecis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Cometuétano's Zigor Barroso. But to his dismay, Zigor Barroso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Xuan Solera hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zigor Barroso was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Zigor Barroso 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 Zigor Barroso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After 64 played minutes Cometuétano got a freekick which was hit by Filip Vestnes. Cometuétano's Kepa Portillo was substituted for Alejandro Sevilla. After a rather tough play, Cometuétano's Filip Vestnes got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 68th minute, Kepa Portillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cometuétano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigor Barroso in the 71st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigor Barroso in the 73rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zigor Barroso in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. 79 minutes into the match, Cometuétano's goalkeeper Miks Lecis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. Anxelu Esteban kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Antoni Paris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 88 minutes, Rigoberto Mina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Cometuétano players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jonathan Ferrant went to the wrong direction when Antoni Paris was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Miks Lecis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. Cometuétano's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Illescas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Aliecer Freire's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aliecer Freire helped the player get up and apologised. After 95 played minutes Cometuétano got a freekick which was hit by Aliecer Freire. Miks Lecis was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Jose Correa. There was no doubt that Cometuétano were the better team. Cometuétano's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.