Challenge

AHL Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the game, Espiridion Manrique cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Galsino Barba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Galsino Barba received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Galsino Barba slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 16th minute. In the 20thth minute of the game Espiridion Manrique 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. In the 21st minute, Rigoberto Mina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 23 minutes in the game Galsino Barba after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Jonathan Ferrant. A very good opportunity. In the 28th minute, Espiridion Manrique 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. Espiridion Manrique took the ball and in the 31 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 4-0. Jose Correa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ponc Gómez having to interfere. Galsino Barba's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as León FC's Espiridion Manrique slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 5-0 after 41 minutes of play. 44 minutes into the match, León FC's Galsino Barba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 46th minute, León FC's Galsino Barba ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 6-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Espiridion Manrique to make the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romulo Jaen in the 51st minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Espiridion Manrique in the 52nd minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Galsino Barba 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 Galsino Barba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Romulo Jaen 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 Espiridion Manrique in the 66th minute of the match. León FC's Eli Abasalo got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ponc Gómez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 75 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Espiridion Manrique came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Espiridion Manrique notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 78 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. In the 79th minute, Espiridion Manrique made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. In the 81st minute, Roldán Checa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Samuel Santalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. León FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Samuel Santalla 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 brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Espiridion Manrique in the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Espiridion Manrique in the 84th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Espiridion Manrique, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 88th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of León FC booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Espiridion Manrique recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Espiridion Manrique, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that León FC were the better team. León FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.