Challenge

Vlashers Bernabeu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Narcis Popete started the match with the kick off. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vlashers's Vali Armanca was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Venezuela fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vali Armanca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute, Joshua Secada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narcis Popete, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A sloppy throw-in by Salvador Gisbert in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Vlashers's David Tudose. Narcis Popete'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 31st minute of play. Vali Armanca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 32nd minute of the match. Patricio Costa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vali Armanca having to make a save. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Vali Armanca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vali Armanca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tomas Illescas did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Vali Armanca 52 minutes into the match. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vali Armanca was a little too slow when Tomas Illescas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 0-5. The Venezuela fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Vlashers's Ionuț Dima quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Guillermo Mariano, made in the 66th minute of the game. 68 minutes into the match, Vlashers's goalkeeper Vali Armanca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. After a defensive mix-up in Vlashers's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vali Armanca came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vali Armanca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Illescas went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Tomas Illescas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 81stth minute tested the skills of Vali Armanca when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vali Armanca having to interfere. Vali Armanca made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Vlashers defense, Tomas Illescas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vali Armanca. The Vlashers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vali Armanca should have stopped the shot. Vlashers's Vali Armanca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Vlashers from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Vali Armanca in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Narcis Popete kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match.