Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlo Maggi kicked off to start the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Treglia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Maggi, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Fausto Di Natale made in the 16th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Alexander Treglia. 19 minutes into the game, Carlo Maggi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Severino Meira in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 30th minute, Edmondo Molinari 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 having played for 36 minutes, Edoardo Ferrante managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. japanium's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edoardo Ferrante was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gaos to maneuver through the defense. When Edoardo Ferrante came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the japanium 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 Edoardo Ferrante couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Alexander Treglia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The Venezuela players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. japanium were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Edoardo Ferrante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edoardo Ferrante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. The supporters of Venezuela booed when japanium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Gigli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Maggi, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Carlo Maggi was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 72nd minute. japanium's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After having played for 76 minutes, Alexander Treglia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. japanium's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexander Treglia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 77th 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. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Severino Meira was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Alexander Treglia in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Edoardo Ferrante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. japanium's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.