Challenge

大连星海湾大球场
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorato Edwardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 郝思骏 was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind 『挑战者』大连星海湾's goalkeeper 郝思骏, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 郝思骏 having to make a save. In the 13th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 郝思骏 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 14 minutes, 俞珂宁 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 『挑战者』大连星海湾 and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to 『挑战者』大连星海湾 getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. 俞珂宁 hit a great ball. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but 郝思骏 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 『挑战者』大连星海湾's goalie prevented a goal. 30 minutes in the game Guillermo Mariano did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Tomas Illescas. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 郝思骏 having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but 郝思骏 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 郝思骏 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 40th minute of play. 郝思骏 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 庞荣烽 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 俞珂宁 was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 51 minutes into the match. 俞珂宁 kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. 郝思骏 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: 0-1. The throw-in from Guillermo Mariano in the 58th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 韩坚强. The supporters of 『挑战者』大连星海湾 booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Illescas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, 庞荣烽 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and 庞荣烽 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th minute, Venezuela's Patricio Costa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but 郝思骏 made a huge save. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 郝思骏 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 70th minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Joshua Secada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 郝思骏 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Patricio Costa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 76 minute of play. 80 minutes in the game, Patricio Costa fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without 郝思骏 having to interfere. 郝思骏 made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 郝思骏 came out and tried to block the shot, but Tomas Illescas slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 81st minute. With a little luck, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 郝思骏 got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute, Patricio Costa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of 郝思骏, passed just outside the right post. In the 85th minute, Tomas Illescas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Tomas Illescas sped through 『挑战者』大连星海湾's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 郝思骏. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 郝思骏 having to interfere. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but 郝思骏 made a huge save. Venezuela's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.