Challenge

Del Piero Alessandro
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Miguel Tristan got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Diego Barresi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Diego Barresi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 11 minutes, Urtungo Verdejo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Medoacus Maior's supporters crossed their fingers, but Urtungo Verdejo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 13 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Urtungo Verdejo came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elia Bosco who took care of the corner kick. When Urtungo Verdejo came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Medoacus Maior fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Urtungo Verdejo couldn't finish the play. After 22 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Barresi in the 28th minute of play. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elia Bosco, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urtungo Verdejo in the 42nd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Medoacus Maior's Elia Bosco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jonathan Ferrant in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 48 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Tristan.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elia Bosco in the 52nd minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urtungo Verdejo, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 56 minutes into the game, Medoacus Maior's Miguel Tristan 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, 3-0. In the 59th minute, Corrado Piscopo 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 4-0. 65 minutes into the match, Urtungo Verdejo notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urtungo Verdejo in the 68th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Urtungo Verdejo in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. 72 minutes into the match, Medoacus Maior's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Biagio Tolin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Biagio Tolin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Medoacus Maior made a substitution. Qais Khorshed replaced Cristiano Leggeri. Medoacus Maior's Fedele De Rubeis quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Salvador Gisbert, made in the 77th minute of the game. Miguel Tristan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Fedele De Rubeis charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fedele De Rubeis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Venezuela's Roberto Ocampo was substituted for Patricio Costa. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Miguel Tristan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Medoacus Maior's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Tristan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89th minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Biagio Tolin. Medoacus Maior's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. When Miguel Tristan came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Medoacus Maior fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Miguel Tristan couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Medoacus Maior was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urtungo Verdejo didn't get a good kick on the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Medoacus Maior fully deserved thier win.