Challenge

Xavascão
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. Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink started the match with the kick off. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorge Campos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 12th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Ingars Miders 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 hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute, Ingars Miders hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jorge Campos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. If Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stasio Wisniewski during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Macaco F.C. getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Stasio Wisniewski hit a great ball.

Jorge Campos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 53rd minute. Ingars Miders received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 58 played minutes, Macaco F.C.'s Akis Remoundos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Macaco F.C. reached it. Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Venezuela's Rigoberto Mina suffered a fractured collar bone after 69 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Ingars Miders was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 69 minutes had been played. Ingars Miders hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. A collision led to Macaco F.C. getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Hermínio Cavalcante hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 78th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 79th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After having played for 85 minutes, Luisinho Lira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Macaco F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Luisinho Lira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Macaco F.C.'s Jorge Campos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Macaco 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. A nice corner shot did that Tomas Illescas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jorge Campos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Macaco F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while Venezuela had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.