Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lincoln Hand took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by S.D. Bajen's Kacper Wasikowski. But to his dismay, Kacper Wasikowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by S.D. Bajen's Lincoln Hand. But to his dismay, Lincoln Hand quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 10th minute, Adrian Nicolae ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 13 minutes into the game, Jose Correa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S.D. Bajen the free kick. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 13th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Lincoln Hand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 22nd match minute, S.D. Bajen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petrigai Solanos to maneuver through the defense. If Lincoln Hand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lincoln Hand took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Spencer Holder made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 38th minute. Lincoln Hand scored 0-6 in the 44th 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. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lincoln Hand in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 55thth minute of the game Adrian Nicolae who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as S.D. Bajen's Lincoln Hand slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 0-7 after 60 minutes of play. Guillermo Mariano got a throw-in 64 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Tomas Illescas. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Illescas during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tomas Illescas hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. S.D. Bajen's Korey Benedict was substituted for João Rodrigo. The supporters of S.D. Bajen booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Illescas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 0-8 became the score in the 71st minute when Adrian Nicolae elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Lincoln Hand made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. Lincoln Hand kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 80thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Venezuela's keeper Jonathan Ferrant was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. 86 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lincoln Hand. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 87th 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. In the 95thth minute of the game Lincoln Hand who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lincoln Hand in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Lincoln Hand managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.D. Bajen's supporters rose to their feet, but Lincoln Hand 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. The Venezuela fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. S.D. Bajen were clearly better and deserved to take the win.