Challenge

Estadio TAXISTAS
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Christian Najarro made the kick off and thus started the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Mattin Solbeida kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodolfo Anaya read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Patricio Costa managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After 14 played minutes Tacheros OFF got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Nicholas. Alejandro Nicholas hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute, Christian Najarro made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 26 minutes into the game, Christian Najarro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 29th play minutes Mattin Solbeida shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattin Solbeida in the 31st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Mattin Solbeida notched a goal, 5-0, 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 34th 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. After a defensive mix-up in Tacheros OFF's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodolfo Anaya 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. Matias Iztal scored 6-0 in the 38th 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. After having played for 48 minutes, Adolfo Blanco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tacheros OFF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adolfo Blanco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rodolfo Anaya was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Patricio Costa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Patricio Costa really showed his touch with that goal: 6-1. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rodolfo Anaya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 61st minute of play. A collision led to Tacheros OFF getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Jose Sein hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the match, Patricio Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodolfo Anaya. Tacheros OFF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patricio Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2. Christian Najarro scored 7-2 in the 78th 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. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Blanco in the 82nd minute of play. After having played for 84 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 85 played minutes Tacheros OFF got a freekick which was hit by Mattin Solbeida. Rodolfo Anaya made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Tacheros OFF had won after a very even match.