Challenge

FC-Criuleni
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Rigoberto Mina got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After having played for 4 minutes, Matty Cash managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fc-Criuleni-City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matty Cash was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Li Feng Guo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 7th minute of the match. In the 10thth minute of the game Edson-Arantes Pelé 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edson-Arantes Pelé in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Edson-Arantes Pelé let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 13th minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edson-Arantes Pelé, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Fc-Criuleni-City's Edson-Arantes Pelé in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Edson-Arantes Pelé sent off a good shot on target. Edson-Arantes Pelé struck a weak shot in the 29th 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 Fc-Criuleni-City. Rigoberto Mina kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Fc-Criuleni-City's Matty Cash shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 32nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jonathan Ferrant but with some difficulty. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camilo Gaos during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Camilo Gaos got a free kick in the 34th minute. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson-Arantes Pelé in the 44th minute of play. Edson-Arantes Pelé struck a weak shot in the 45th 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 Fc-Criuleni-City. In the 47th minute, Gerson Simões left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fc-Criuleni-City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 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 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edson-Arantes Pelé made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Matty Cash hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edson-Arantes Pelé, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Volkan Saltık, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gerson Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matty Cash's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matty Cash helped the player get up and apologised. Matty Cash kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Li Feng Guo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Rigoberto Mina got a free kick in the 67th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Edson-Arantes Pelé managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fc-Criuleni-City's supporters rose to their feet, but Edson-Arantes Pelé 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. In the 71st minute, Radu Colibã hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute of the match, Patricio Costa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Li Feng Guo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gerson Simões's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Li Feng Guo made a huge save. 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 81st minute. Jonathan Venegas kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. When Edson-Arantes Pelé came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Fc-Criuleni-City 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 Edson-Arantes Pelé couldn't finish the play. In the 88th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. Radu Colibã kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. When Edson-Arantes Pelé came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Fc-Criuleni-City 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 Edson-Arantes Pelé couldn't finish the play. Fc-Criuleni-City's Li Feng Guo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Fc-Criuleni-City from getting a goal against them. Edson-Arantes Pelé scored 3-0 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fc-Criuleni-City'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.