Challenge

Estádio PANATO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Aki Guardo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Guto Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Costa in the 4th minute of the match. In the 11thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LUIZ PANATO's Guto Taffarel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by LUIZ PANATO'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. The corner led to Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Luiz Mazza scored 1-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 22 minutes into the match, Luiz Mazza 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 Luiz Mazza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LUIZ PANATO's goalie prevented a goal. Patricio Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patricio Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aki Guardo in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. The LUIZ PANATO fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when LUIZ PANATO's Aki Guardo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rigoberto Mina kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 39th minute. After 40 minutes, Tostão Reis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LUIZ PANATO and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th minute, Tostão Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 41 played minutes LUIZ PANATO got a freekick which was hit by Aki Guardo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aki Guardo in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Venezuela's defense didn't have a chance, in the 46th minute, when Zhao Yue Cheng scored to the left of an out of position Jonathan Ferrant, making the score, 4-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Tarcisio Diniz in the 51 minute of the game. 56 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Aki Guardo came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhao Yue Cheng in the 62nd minute of play. When Luiz Mazza came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the LUIZ PANATO 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 Luiz Mazza couldn't finish the play. After 80 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. Luiz Mazza took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Guto Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the match, Aki Guardo 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 Aki Guardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. In the 96th 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. 7-1. LUIZ PANATO's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.