Challenge

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dudu Meira made the kick off which started today's match. Benjamim Dante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Sandrinho Hoffmann sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Jonathan Ferrant managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when Estrela Solitária's Sandrinho Hoffmann fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 18 minutes into the game, Guilherme Peixoto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Estrela Solitária's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. In the 18th minute, one of Estrela Solitária:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Estrela Solitária. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Sandrinho Hoffmann capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sandrinho Hoffmann really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Venezuela 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 Patricio Costa couldn't finish the play. In the 29th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamim Dante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Sandrinho Hoffmann took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. In the 36th minute Sandrinho Hoffmann 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. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Sandrinho Hoffmann tried to sneak it across the goal line. Estrela Solitária were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Chicão Amorim took the corner. Dudu Meira scored 5-0 in the 47th 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. Estrela Solitária made a substitution. Gerd Müller replaced Sandrinho Hoffmann. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Tomas Illescas made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Dudu Meira 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 Dudu Meira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerd Müller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerd Müller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Estrela Solitária were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Chicão Amorim took the corner. Estrela Solitária's Chicão Amorim was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jonathan Ferrant in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Dudu Meira 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. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th 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, Gerd Müller 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. Dudu Meira struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Estrela Solitária. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Estrela Solitária's Gerd Müller. But to his dismay, Gerd Müller quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Estrela Solitária's Gerd Müller. But to his dismay, Gerd Müller quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. The supporters of Estrela Solitária booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Illescas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gerd Müller'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 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Gerd Müller left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Estrela Solitária fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerd Müller in the 95th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Dudu Meira 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. Estrela Solitária's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.