Challenge

El Cilindro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jozef Volders saved Racinguista F.C from getting behind. In the 4th 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. Patricio Costa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jozef Volders read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. After 6 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. Benjamin Salomon scored 1-0 in the 7th 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Racinguista F.C's Benjamin Salomon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 2-0 after 11 minutes of play. After 13 played minutes Racinguista F.C got a freekick which was hit by Arsenio Celino. In the 17th minute of the match Racinguista F.C 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. Hernan Beltza ran over to the corner to take the kick. Racinguista F.C were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hernan Beltza took the corner. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Salomon in the 24th minute of the match. Racinguista F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hernan Beltza in the 25th minute. The corner led Racinguista F.C's Hernan Beltza to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonathan Ferrant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The Venezuela fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marco Jenaro during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marco Jenaro kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Rodrigo De Paul kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Racinguista F.C's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jozef Volders came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas 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 fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Benjamin Salomon sent off a good shot on target.

After 51 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Jozef Volders in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justo Garaile in the 57th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Patricio Costa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jozef Volders. That made the score 3-2 in the 59 minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Eustacio Rosario 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 4-2. Eustacio Rosario might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eustacio Rosario ran back to his position shaking his head. Eustacio Rosario'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 69th minute of play. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Justo Garaile kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Jozef Volders tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 77 minutes into the game, Racinguista F.C's Eustacio Rosario 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, 6-2. Eustacio Rosario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benjamin Salomon succeeded in the game's 82nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 7-2. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Racinguista F.C'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. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jozef Volders having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Hernan Beltza came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eustacio Rosario struck a weak shot in the 92nd 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 Racinguista F.C. In the 94th minute, Froilan Leoiar 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 8-2. 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. Racinguista F.C fully deserved thier win.