Challenge

Castagneto Po
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Filippo Pinti came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippo Pinti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Biagio Nola stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Biagio Nola tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 12 minutes into the match, Castagneto Po AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Dennis Cimino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Illescas made a great header on Venezuela's corner, it was just that Castagneto Po AFC's Dennis Cimino managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 15th minute Emilio Sciarra 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. Emilio Sciarra spun around in front of the goal 15 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Venezuela's goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Pinti in the 23rd minute of play. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Dennis Cimino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd match minute, Castagneto Po AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ermanno Venditti to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Jonathan Ferrant managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when Castagneto Po AFC's Filippo Pinti fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Filippo Pinti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Filippo Pinti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Filippo Pinti made the kick off in the second half. Andrea Pinti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filippo Pinti in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Biagio Nola got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 65 played minutes Castagneto Po AFC got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Milani. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. Castagneto Po AFC made a substitution. Federico Ciccone replaced Andrea Pinti. After 69 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Filippo Pinti went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Ciccone in the 76th minute of play. Patricio Costa was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 88th minute. Venezuela's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When the match had been going on for 93 minutes, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Dennis Cimino. Castagneto Po AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.