Challenge

Ricardo Vidovi
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 was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Francesco Totti capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Francesco Totti really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 10th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Los Mega's Federico Jaizki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 12th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Calvet, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Francesco Totti tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Francesco Totti sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. 22 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Calvet came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Calvet, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 28th minute, Stig-Arne Melberg made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 31st minute Abel Calvet 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. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mario Joseph was slow to take the kick. During this time Los Mega's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Stig-Arne Melberg managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Calvet in the 38th minute of play. In the 46thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Mega's Federico Jaizki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Francesco Totti came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Francesco Totti made the kick off in the second half. When Stig-Arne Melberg came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Los Mega 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 Stig-Arne Melberg couldn't finish the play. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francesco Totti in the 66th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Calvet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Federico Jaizki in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 72 minutes into the match, Francesco Totti 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 Francesco Totti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. After a rather tough play, Los Mega's Jeremías Fouillioux got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-1. In the 84thth minute of the game Abel Calvet 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. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Arne Melberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Calvet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Los Mega's Francesco Totti managed to work through Venezuela's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Francesco Totti dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Francesco Totti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Francesco Totti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Stig-Arne Melberg 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.