Challenge

Xhoris Stadion
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gust Swiggers kicked off to start the match. Tuure Jamieson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samuel Roosendael got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Samuel Roosendael in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. If Tuure Jamieson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tuure Jamieson took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Tuure Jamieson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpected shot in the 35th minute by Gust Swiggers got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 37 minutes into the match, Gust Swiggers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gust Swiggers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Gust Swiggers succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 40th playminute. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samuel Roosendael received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Samuel Roosendael slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. In the 58th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. When Guillermo Mariano fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Guillermo Mariano a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Xhoris booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Mariano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gust Swiggers took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Richard Billberg saved Xhoris from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gust Swiggers in the 68th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gust Swiggers, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Xhoris's Arno Van Hamme managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Joshua Secada in the 71 minute of the game. Richard Billberg made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. 75 minutes into the game, Jose Correa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Xhoris the free kick. In the 75th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xhoris made a substitution. Gwenn Van Riel replaced William Wipp. Xhoris's Zapryan Vasov was substituted for Freek Jongbloedt. The supporters of Xhoris booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 83 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Richard Billberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Gust Swiggers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Samuel Roosendael kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Samuel Roosendael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Gust Swiggers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Gust Swiggers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. In the 97th minute, Zapryan Vasov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xhoris fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1.