Challenge

Arborial Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Lucas Navarro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in ForestFire's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shaki Conn 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. Tomas Illescas kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Shaki Conn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by ForestFire's Lucas Navarro. But to his dismay, Lucas Navarro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 18th minute, Lucas Navarro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. The goal made the score 3-0. Shaki Conn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, 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 34th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Navarro in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Navarro in the 43rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Tracy Shah kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. After 53 minutes, Jose Hoyt made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 56th minute, Lucas Navarro made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Lucas Navarro managed to get in a good position for a shot. ForestFire's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucas Navarro 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. If Lucas Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to ForestFire getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Elton Brewster hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the game, ForestFire's Lucas Navarro 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, 8-0. After 75th play minutes Tracy Shah shot 9-0, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucas Navarro went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Navarro in the 96th minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, Tracy Shah 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 Tracy Shah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. There was no doubt that ForestFire were the better team. ForestFire's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.