Challenge

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Andres Oper got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. If Andres Oper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 10 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. After having played for 11 minutes, Andres Oper managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Strib Galacticos IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andres Oper was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 18 minutes into the match, Zhao Xiong Han notched a goal, 2-0, 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. In the 25th minute, Andres Oper made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 28 minutes into the game, Guillermo Mariano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Strib Galacticos IF the free kick. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 28th minute. When Andres Oper came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Strib Galacticos IF 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 Andres Oper couldn't finish the play. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Strib Galacticos IF's goalie prevented a goal. Andres Oper received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Andres Oper slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 35th minute. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gunvald Glarkrog having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Ubriaco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the game, one of Venezuela:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty.

Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andres Oper's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 59th minute, Andres Oper got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 62 minutes, Mircea Mihele mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Strib Galacticos IF and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Strib Galacticos IF's Mircea Mihele got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 65th 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. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhao Xiong Han, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Strib Galacticos IF were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Davide Ubriaco took the corner. Strib Galacticos IF's Reinhard Duse was substituted for Davide Ubriaco. Strib Galacticos IF's Sonni Engklint was substituted for Asım Arif Akatay. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Hagbard Ribov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Hagbard Ribov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hagbard Ribov in the 81st minute of play. Reinhard Duse's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Reinhard Duse helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Strib Galacticos IF's Reinhard Duse got a free kick in the 84th minute. Reinhard Duse hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hagbard Ribov in the 87th minute of play. The corner ended in Valdemar Ginhart almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. Strib Galacticos IF walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.