Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute Valentin Enciu 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 some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Jose Correa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Jose Correa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Codrin Barbăneagră breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 9 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Iosif Sârban came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AC Milan Tigers's Codrin Barbăneagră played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 14th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Salvador Gisbert got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Codrin Barbăneagră quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustinian Stanciu in the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. In the 19th minute of the match Costin Ciorobîtcă sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant skillfully saved the ball. After 20 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. 25 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Creangă came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Creangă, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 35thth minute of the game Cristian Creangă 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 audience was convinced that Cristian Creangă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Bogdan Sârban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, AC Milan Tigers's Iustinian Stanciu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 44 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Iustinian Stanciu came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristian Creangă to strike the kick off in the second half. The AC Milan Tigers fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when AC Milan Tigers's Cristian Creangă looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 63 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. After having played for 67 minutes, Iosif Sârban managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Milan Tigers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iosif Sârban was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Creangă, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Codrin Barbăneagră showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 80th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Codrin Barbăneagră read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Codrin Barbăneagră prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 92nd minute of the game. One of Venezuela:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AC Milan Tigers:s goal. When the match had been going on for 95 minutes, AC Milan Tigers's Costin Ciorobîtcă got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Creangă in the 99th minute of play. AC Milan Tigers's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.