Challenge

Olympic Stadium Maia
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ivan Vilhena took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The supporters of Ɍυƒυs™ booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Mina didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Vilhena came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Ivan Vilhena sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 14th minute of play forced Ɍυƒυs™'s goalkeeper 周益亦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. Ɍυƒυs™'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Illescas ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Filipe Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Santiago Mora 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. In the 26th match minute, Ɍυƒυs™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Souto to maneuver through the defense. After 29 minutes, Rigoberto Mina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Ɍυƒυs™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 minutes of play, Ɍυƒυs™'s Adriano Vale made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ɍυƒυs™'s Ivan Vilhena got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 38 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Adriano Vale managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ɍυƒυs™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Adriano Vale was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Mora in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Mora in the 61st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes in the game, Patricio Costa fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without 周益亦 having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 70th minute. After 70 played minutes, Ɍυƒυs™'s Ludvig Groth 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 Ɍυƒυs™ reached it. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Vilhena in the 73rd minute of play. Filipe Veiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ɍυƒυs™ were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Santiago Mora took the corner. The corner ended in Adriano Vale almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gabriel Souto, made in the 90th minute of the game. During the 90th minute of the match Gabriel Souto completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gabriel Souto a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Ɍυƒυs™'s Gabriel Souto got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute, Ivan Vilhena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ɍυƒυs™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 96 minutes into the match, Ɍυƒυs™'s goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but 周益亦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There was no doubt that Ɍυƒυs™ were the better team. Ɍυƒυs™'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.