Challenge

Suzuki Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Jose Correa 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 Swift GTi the free kick. 6 minutes in the game, Xie Chuan fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. After 13 played minutes Swift GTi got a freekick which was hit by Joško Gvardiol. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xie Chuan succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 25th playminute. 30 minutes into the match, Swift GTi's Xie Chuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 31st minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 程浩卫 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 34 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 程浩卫 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 36th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Xie Chuan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xie Chuan really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Swift GTi's Joško Gvardiol managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Salvador Gisbert in the 42 minute of the game. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 程浩卫 having to interfere. Swift GTi's 程浩卫 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

52 minutes into the match, Swift GTi's Xie Chuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Salvador Gisbert in the 59th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Swift GTi's Joško Gvardiol. In the 61st minute, Xie Chuan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Swift GTi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Boonen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 minutes of play, Swift GTi's Xie Chuan made it 4-0 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! In the 73rd minute, Xie Chuan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Swift GTi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. 程浩卫 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Adriano Boonen 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. After a rather tough play, Swift GTi's Panda Feliz got a free kick in the 83rd minute. The throw-in from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the 87th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Venezuela's Jose Correa. Xie Chuan struck a weak shot in the 91st 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 Swift GTi. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 程浩卫. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. Swift GTi's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.