Challenge

Jose Angel Zuazaga
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd 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. 5 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kent Lindberg. After 6 minutes, Paulino Elequemedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mercado Paulista F.C and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 7 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kent Lindberg in the 10th minute of play. The Mercado Paulista F.C fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when Mercado Paulista F.C's Kent Lindberg 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Alex Chicote kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Kent Lindberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kent Lindberg's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Franco Sampler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Alex Chicote got a free kick in the 20th minute. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Venezuela! In the 23rd minute, the referee gave Mercado Paulista F.C a penalty. Hans Doss looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Jonathan Ferrant. Kent Lindberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kent Lindberg in the 33rd 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. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Mercado Paulista F.C were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hans Doss took the corner. If Kent Lindberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 44 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kent Lindberg. When Mercado Paulista F.C's Kent Lindberg in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristian de Lima to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Cristian de Lima notched a goal, 4-0, 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. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Mercado Paulista F.C's Cristian de Lima. But to his dismay, Cristian de Lima quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Cristian de Lima hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Cristian de Lima took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Cristian de Lima took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. In the 73rd minute, Cristian de Lima 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 8-0. The audience was convinced that Cristian de Lima's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. 82 minutes into the match, Cristian de Lima notched a goal, 9-0, 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. Paulino Elequemedo kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian de Lima went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the Mercado Paulista F.C players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.