National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1030 (Terracing: 773, Seating: 237, VIP seats: 20) Estebano Junyent struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Sabri Yazan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. In the 7th minute Rafiq Latif shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltasar Banzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Venezuela's Baltasar Banzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilyas Kareef in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafiq Latif in the 15th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Baltasar Banzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Lebanon's Rafiq Latif in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Mousa Al Tayyib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 21st minute Ilyas Kareef shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltasar Banzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lebanon's Sabri Yazan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodas Jimeno in the 31st minute of play. With an all-out effort, Venezuela's Sabri Yazan threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Serafo Liendo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lebanon's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Serafo Medel was slow to take the kick. During this time Venezuela's players had a chance to rest. 41 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Rodas Jimeno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sabri Yazan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rodas Jimeno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Sabri Yazan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Lebanon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafiq Latif didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Estebano Junyent dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sabri Yazan, 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Estebano Junyent fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabri Yazan having to interfere. 54 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Baltasar Banzo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ilyas Kareef. In the 57th minute Rafiq Latif shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltasar Banzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rafiq Latif was slow to take the kick. During this time Lebanon's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Rafiq Latif got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Baltasar Banzo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Baltasar Banzo made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Ilyas Kareef sent off a good shot on target. Lebanon's Rafiq Latif was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Baltasar Banzo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 64 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Estebano Junyent sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sabri Yazan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Estebano Junyent sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sabri Yazan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Ismail Mazid fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lebanon's protests and gave Ismail Mazid a yellow card for diving instead. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lebanon! The referee gave Venezuela a penalty, 79 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Serafo Medel, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lebanon's Sabri Yazan. 2-0. In the 85th minute, Estebano Junyent left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezuela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Baltasar Banzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafiq Latif in the 91st minute of the match. Baltasar Banzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilyas Kareef, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Asad Abdul Nasser hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Lebanon's Sabri Yazan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Estebano Junyent in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Lebanon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asad Abdul Nasser to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 96 minutes, Rodas Jimeno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodas Jimeno 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 98th minute, Estebano Junyent ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sabri Yazan was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Venezuela's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.