Challenge

Marvel Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Venegas to maneuver through the defense. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. In the 4th match minute, Rafaela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basilio Guillerme to maneuver through the defense. Venezuela's defense didn't have a chance, in the 6th minute, when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio scored to the left of an out of position Jonathan Ferrant, making the score, 1-0. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio had several of the Venezuela's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 9 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Jonathan Ferrant as he didn't even see the shot coming. When Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Rafaela FC 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 Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Rafaela FC's zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Inocencio Veronica came out of the goal and Patricio Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 31 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Inocencio Veronica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Inocencio Veronica. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. 44 minutes into the match, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant, 4-0. After 47 played minutes Rafaela FC got a freekick which was hit by Alex Suhendar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

Esteban Ikatz scored 5-0 in the 56th 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. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Camillo Daniele hit a great ball. After 62 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 71st minute of the match. Esteban Ikatz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio 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. Rafaela FC made a substitution. Ubaldo Lluis replaced Basilio Guillerme. In the 80th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salvador Gisbert to maneuver through the defense. When Esteban Ikatz came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Rafaela FC 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 Esteban Ikatz couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Inocencio Veronica was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. In the 89th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Mina to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 92nd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rafaela FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Venezuela had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.