Challenge

Karigavas Bloda
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xoan Huguet started the match with the kick off. With his leg Jonathan Ferrant managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when BumboTava's Tabb Bornes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vitālijs Domasēvics kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zigrīds Paupers. BumboTava's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 15th minute Elói Siqueira 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. When Elói Siqueira came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the BumboTava 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 Elói Siqueira couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute Xoan Huguet 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. After a rather tough play, BumboTava's Rūdolfs Blaumanis got a free kick in the 24th minute. After 25 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. Zigrīds Paupers 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 32nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tabb Bornes got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, BumboTava's Rūdolfs Blaumanis got a free kick in the 48th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, BumboTava was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tabb Bornes to maneuver through the defense. Xoan Huguet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 63rd minute, Vents Ovdaks left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BumboTava fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Claudio Frances kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tabb Bornes in the 77th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Rūdolfs Blaumanis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zigrīds Paupers was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tomas Illescas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 83 minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xoan Huguet in the 88th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Xoan Huguet came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After having played for 91 minutes, Elói Siqueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BumboTava's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elói Siqueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vents Ovdaks in the 95th minute of play. Despite being the better team, BumboTava failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.