Challenge

Jose Rodal
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Klement Lesiecki kicked off to start the match. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Fausto Raymundo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 7th minute of play forced Miramar's goalkeeper Fausto Raymundo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Klement Lesiecki 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 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Bertin in the 12th minute of the match. Adolfo Bertin was extremely unlucky when he, in the 13th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 13th minute of the match, Adolfo Bertin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Ferrant saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Mariano Cordearo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute Juan Herrera 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juan Herrera got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Patricio Costa might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fausto Raymundo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Patricio Costa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 29th minute, Juan Herrera fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jonathan Ferrant, passed just outside the right post. A hard shot 30 in the game by Klement Lesiecki from a close distance when the talented Jonathan Ferrant managed to make a qualified save. Venezuela's players were relieved. Fausto Raymundo 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 33rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Klement Lesiecki got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Juan Herrera kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Miramar's Jonathan Ferrant threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Juan Herrera, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 40 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fausto Raymundo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 45th minute by Mariano Cordearo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo Gabino, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 57th minute Juan Herrera 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. Eduard Oolo got a throw-in 59 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Eulalio Procopio. Eulalio Procopio might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eulalio Procopio ran back to his position shaking his head. 64 minutes into the game, Miramar's Juan Herrera 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, 2-0. Miramar's Fausto Raymundo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 68th minute of play. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Miramar's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. Eduard Oolo tried in the game's 70th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Fausto Raymundo. An annoying self made goal, 2-1. In the 72nd minute Wilfredo Gabino 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. 77 minutes into the match, Miramar's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Fausto Raymundo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miramar's Fausto Raymundo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Miramar from getting a goal against them. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after Miramar's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Herrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilfredo Gabino, 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 Klement Lesiecki, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Patricio Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patricio Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 94 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Miramar's Juan Herrera. But to his dismay, Juan Herrera quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Miramar.