Challenge

Arborial Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. Shaki Conn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shaki Conn 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 5th minute. In the 10th minute Lucas Navarro 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. 12 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Navarro came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of ForestFire booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Illescas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Tracy Shah could shoot a difficult shot in the 17th minute, which Jonathan Ferrant however easily saved by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as ForestFire's Lucas Navarro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 after 19 minutes of play. If Tracy Shah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Navarro in the 23rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Lucas Navarro sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisito James in the 26th minute of play. In the 29th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Navarro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Jonathan Ferrant when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tracy Shah got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonathan Ferrant stood somewhat misplaced when Lucas Navarro came free in front of goal and shot 3-0 to the left of him in the 34 minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Navarro in the 38th minute of play. With an all-out effort, ForestFire's Jonathan Ferrant threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lucas Navarro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 40 minutes into the match, Lucas Navarro 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 Lucas Navarro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucas Navarro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Luisito James 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. After 54 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. After 56 minutes of play, ForestFire's Lucas Navarro made it 5-0 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! Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Navarro in the 58th minute of play. After 63 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tracy Shah, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tracy Shah in the 65th minute of play. Tracy Shah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Lucas Navarro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Lucas Navarro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72nd minute, Lucas Navarro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ForestFire fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. ForestFire's Tad Sierra was substituted for Cãlin Tâmbalari. In the 78th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Luisito James stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Luisito James tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute, Lucas Navarro made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ForestFire's Lucas Navarro shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 8-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Tracy Shah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 92 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Shaki Conn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tracy Shah, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the referee ended the match the ForestFire players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.