Challenge

Manhattan Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bumin Mete, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Guillermo Mariano hit a great ball. Marcelo Gaspard struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NYC United. The supporters of Venezuela booed when NYC United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joe Roget didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 24 minutes, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patricio Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Rigoberto Ceandro came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the NYC United 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 Rigoberto Ceandro couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Bumin Mete 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. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Rigoberto Ceandro 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bumin Mete in the 40th minute of the match. Rigoberto Ceandro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Rigoberto Ceandro made the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Rigoberto Ceandro sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rigoberto Ceandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. When Ali Cengiz Peykan came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the NYC United 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 Ali Cengiz Peykan couldn't finish the play. In the 60th minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Bumin Mete came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Ali Cengiz Peykan managed to get in a good position for a shot. NYC United's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Cengiz Peykan 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. Rigoberto Ceandro got in the 66th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Jonathan Ferrant handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rigoberto Ceandro in the 69th minute of play. After 72 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Bumin Mete managed to get in a good position for a shot. NYC United's supporters rose to their feet, but Bumin Mete 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bumin Mete, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When Tomas Illescas, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 82 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Domingo Bide was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Marcelo Gaspard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Rigoberto Ceandro 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rigoberto Ceandro in the 88th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Rigoberto Ceandro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. When the referee ended the match the NYC United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.