Challenge

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kilian Mbappè took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aloísio Guimarães having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aloísio Guimarães saved Red Bull Magnus from getting behind. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. When Jose Correa fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Jose Correa a yellow card for diving instead. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Patricio Costa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aloísio Guimarães made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Red Bull Magnus's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aloísio Guimarães 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. A throw-in in the 27th minute of the game was made by Sidnei Linhares with Maurinho Rosado as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 34th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aloísio Guimarães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maurinho Rosado got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 36 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aloísio Guimarães was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jose Correa was shown his second yellow card after 42 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Red Bull Magnus booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Kilian Mbappè capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kilian Mbappè really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Patricio Costa to make the kick off. Patricio Costa struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Aloísio Guimarães didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Red Bull Magnus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidnei Linhares didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Sidnei Linhares's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sidnei Linhares helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th minute, Sidnei Linhares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Red Bull Magnus's Sidnei Linhares got his second yellow card of the match in the 59th minute. The referee ordered Sidnei Linhares off the ground. In the 60th minute, Sidnei Linhares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute, Patricio Costa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aloísio Guimarães was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Aloísio Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Red Bull Magnus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Falcão Antunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Antoine Griezmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rigoberto Mina kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the game, Rigoberto Mina was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Red Bull Magnus the free kick. After 76 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Mina. After having played for 84 minutes, Joshua Secada managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joshua Secada was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Antoine Griezmann made in the 87th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Maurinho Rosado. Patricio Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 87th 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. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Aloísio Guimarães successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 94 minutes into the game, Antoine Griezmann was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Red Bull Magnus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. After 94 played minutes Red Bull Magnus got a freekick which was hit by Antoine Griezmann. In the 97th minute, Maurinho Rosado made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Venezuela's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.