Challenge

Estadio Ombucito
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cai Qian having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Ettore Castagna took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. Ettore Castagna struck a weak shot in the 14th 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 Ombucito AFC. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute Ettore Castagna 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. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ettore Castagna in the 21st minute. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Castagna in the 28th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonel Fliz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 31stth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cai Qian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 34 minutes, Jonathan Venegas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Ombucito AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ettore Castagna was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 35th minute. Ombucito AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Fliz in the 39th minute of play. After 44 minutes Ombucito AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomas Illescas who took care of the corner kick. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Fliz in the 51st minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Ombucito AFC's Leonel Fliz. But to his dismay, Leonel Fliz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Fliz in the 55th minute of play. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ombucito AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomas Illescas was slow to take the kick. During this time Venezuela's players had a chance to rest. Tomas Illescas made a great header on Venezuela's corner, it was just that Ombucito AFC's Cai Qian managed to reach the ball for a save. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Ombucito AFC booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. In the 71st minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cai Qian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Fliz came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Ombucito AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filiberto Nicholas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guillermo Hitzeder thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Cai Qian, a very annoying self made goal in the 81st minute which led to 3-1. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Cai Qian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Modesto Munio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julian Michael kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modesto Munio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filiberto Nicholas made a great header on Ombucito AFC's corner, it was just that Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant managed to reach the ball for a save. When the referee ended the match the Ombucito AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.