Challenge

Grasmere Fields
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nickolaj Nickerson made the kick off which started today's match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nickolaj Nickerson in the 3rd minute of the match. After 6 played minutes, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Quentin Cobb came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Venezuela reached it. Nickolaj Nickerson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Quentin Cobb 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 10th minute. In the 11th minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nickolaj Nickerson in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute of the match Harlow AFC got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ryan Chivers ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Harlow AFC's corner Seb Towler fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonathan Ferrant quite easily take care of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Nickolaj Nickerson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 in the 23 minute of play. Nickolaj Nickerson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th match minute, Harlow AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Lon to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute of the match Tomas Illescas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Quentin Cobb skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 33rd minute of play forced Harlow AFC's goalkeeper Quentin Cobb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 played minutes Nickolaj Nickerson rounded Venezuela's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Nickolaj Nickerson sent off a good shot on target. After 38 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. Jonathan Ferrant acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 39th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Hayden Chegwyn. In the 43rd minute, Ryan Chivers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Harlow AFC's goalkeeper Quentin Cobb, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nickolaj Nickerson in the 55th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Quentin Cobb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58thth minute of the game Nickolaj Nickerson 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 Nickolaj Nickerson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Quentin Cobb 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 attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Illescas in the 63rd minute. The corner ended in Tomas Illescas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb did a great save. If Nickolaj Nickerson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nickolaj Nickerson hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. German Lon kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute, Nickolaj Nickerson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harlow AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nickolaj Nickerson's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolaj Nickerson in the 82nd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolaj Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nickolaj Nickerson in the 94th minute of play. Harlow AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.