Challenge

Stadio Caltana
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the game, TRANSILVANIA's Felip Jaen 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, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in TRANSILVANIA's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Sorge came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rigoberto Mina kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlo Di Lullo in the 11th minute. If Victor Zeciu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the match, Carlo Di Lullo 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 Carlo Di Lullo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. TRANSILVANIA's Bruno Sorge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 21st minute of play. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. If Fulvio Di Cesare had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Carlo Di Lullo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 24 minute of play. Davide Caccavale made in the 28th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Victor Zeciu. Carlo Di Lullo kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Felip Jaen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 31stth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 33 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felip Jaen. In the 39th minute, Patricio Costa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezuela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Carlo Di Lullo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 4-1 in the 42 minute of play. Felip Jaen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carlo Di Lullo made a kick off. Victor Zeciu scored 5-1 in the 53rd 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. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Bruno Sorge didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. If Felip Jaen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jose Correa charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jose Correa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Victor Zeciu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 68 minutes into the match, TRANSILVANIA's goalkeeper Bruno Sorge had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. Carlo Di Lullo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Di Lullo in the 76th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 78 minutes, Bruno Sorge successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Camilo Gaos got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute 谢文强 suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Alex Chicote's late challenge caught a TRANSILVANIA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Chicote helped the player get up and apologised. TRANSILVANIA's Cristoforo Faiella was substituted for 谢文强. The referee gave TRANSILVANIA a penalty, 84 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Carlo Di Lullo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. 6-1. Bruno Sorge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 93rd minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristoforo Faiella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TRANSILVANIA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.