Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. Alvaro Raymond struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Despidida AFC. 6 minutes into the game, Despidida AFC's Alvaro Raymond 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. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alvaro Raymond in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 16th minute of the match Despidida AFC got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emanuel Lucila ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Oliver Rizzo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. In the 18th minute, Alvaro Raymond left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Despidida AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 28 minutes into the game, Despidida AFC's Alvaro Raymond 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, 0-4. After 31 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. 32 minutes into the match, Alvaro Raymond 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 Alvaro Raymond was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. 35 minutes into the match, Despidida AFC's Alvaro Raymond sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alvaro Raymond might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvaro Raymond ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Raymond in the 37th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Raymond came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Alvaro Raymond 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 0-6. The throw-in from Salvador Gisbert in the 43rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Despidida AFC's Gabriel Silban. Alvaro Raymond blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Raymond in the 44th minute of the match. After 46 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alvaro Raymond to make the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Tomas Illescas in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Despidida AFC's Gabriel Silban. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Raymond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvaro Raymond scored 0-7 in the 54th 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. Despidida AFC's Pastor Tino was substituted for Kajetan Gdowik. Despidida AFC's Dinu Ivănescu was substituted for Ancho Branca. 65 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emiliano Velasco. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Emiliano Velasco sent off a good shot on target. Emiliano Velasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Dinu Ivănescu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 0-10. With an all-out effort, Despidida AFC's Jonathan Ferrant threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dinu Ivănescu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 77th match minute, Despidida AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Silban to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Emiliano Velasco reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. The goal made the score 0-11. Venezuela's attentive Jose Correa managed to snatch the ball when Gabriel Silban made a throw-in in the 85th minute of the game. In the 86th minute of the match, Emiliano Velasco got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jonathan Ferrant was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Emiliano Velasco's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jonathan Ferrant firmly grabbed it by the left post. The Despidida AFC fans' excitement grew in the 91st match minute when Despidida AFC's Emiliano Velasco 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 0-12 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinu Ivănescu in the 96th minute of play. Despidida AFC played a much better game than Venezuela and deserved their victory. The Venezuela players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.