Challenge

NUEVA CHICAGO ARENA
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Nueva Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Arturo Balendin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant had great luck who in the 8thth minute grab hold of the ball when Jerardo Bueno from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 12th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luchito Toni got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hodei Segura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Guillermo Mariano charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guillermo Mariano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Guillermo Mariano hit a great ball. In the 21st minute of the match, Jerardo Bueno tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Ferrant saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Hector Duardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Luchito Toni sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Luchito Toni got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 2-0. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sun Han, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Widodo 黄忠 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. In the 42nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Venegas to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes into the match, Jerardo Bueno 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 Jerardo Bueno was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0.

The wind increased when Luchito Toni made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Sun Han left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nueva Chicago fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Arturo Balendin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute, Luchito Toni 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 5-0. In the 76th minute, Gwidon Niezywy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arturo Balendin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Nueva Chicago's goalkeeper Arturo Balendin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. 86 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Duardo came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerardo Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute Jerardo Bueno 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. Nueva Chicago's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.