Challenge

Lusail
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. Lion Messi started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in La Scaloneta's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dibag Martinez 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. If Leandro Paredes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Martinez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. 10 minutes in the game Marcos Acuña did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Paulo Dybala. Dibag Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Costa in the 14th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, La Scaloneta's Lautaro Martinez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. La Scaloneta's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leandro Paredes in the 26th minute. Lion Messi struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Scaloneta. The audience was convinced that Lautaro Martinez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Leandro Paredes made a great header on La Scaloneta's corner, it was just that Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant managed to reach the ball for a save. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis MacAlister in the 44th minute of play. After having played for 47 minutes, Alexis MacAlister managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Scaloneta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexis MacAlister was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dibag Martinez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 50th minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Lion Messi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. La Scaloneta's Ángel-Fabián Di María was substituted for Leandro Paredes. The supporters of La Scaloneta booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Alexis MacAlister had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La Scaloneta made a substitution. Julián Álvarez replaced Lion Messi. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dibag Martinez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 73rd minute, Lautaro Martinez made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After 81 played minutes, La Scaloneta's Paulo Dybala 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 La Scaloneta reached it. In the 82nd minute Ángel-Fabián Di María shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute of the game Marcos Acuña made a throw-in which Lautaro Martinez played forward. In the 93rd minute Julián Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Martinez in the 94th minute of play. With 96 minutes on the clock, Rigoberto Mina commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. There was no doubt that La Scaloneta were the better team. La Scaloneta's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.