Challenge

V.I.P.
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ştefan Coșereanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the game, Sebastian Ţugui lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Jonathan Ferrant. Ştefan Coșereanu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 8thth minute tested the skills of Jonathan Ferrant when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Ştefan Coșereanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. VIP's supporters rose to their feet, but Ştefan Coșereanu 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. 11 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dumitru Berca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 11 played minutes VIP got a freekick which was hit by Dobri Karapetrov. 14 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Ronny Brovall came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dumitru Berca 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 15th minute. Venezuela's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Illescas in the 16th minute. Dumitru Berca 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 18th minute. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Ştefan Coșereanu sent off a good shot on target. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Ştefan Coșereanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute, VIP's Sebastian Ţugui 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. 2-0. 39 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Dobri Karapetrov came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobri Karapetrov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dumitru Berca had in the 42ndth minute some difficulties stopping Tomas Illescas's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 42nd minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dumitru Berca was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 46 minutes into the match, Sebastian Ţugui dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant, 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sebastian Ţugui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ştefan Coșereanu went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 62nd minute, Tomas Illescas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 63rd match minute, VIP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Puig to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Patricio Costa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ştefan Coșereanu in the 70th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. VIP's Dumitru Berca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save VIP from getting a goal against them. After 80 minutes of play, VIP's Ştefan Coșereanu made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Dobri Karapetrov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 6-1 when Sebastian Ţugui sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. After having played for 90 minutes, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patricio Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sebastian Ţugui in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. VIP fully deserved thier win.