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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. Santos Campineiro's Ahmad Reza Asadi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 4th minute of play. If Jonathan Orlandus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maicon da Silva hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Santos Campineiro's Ahmad Reza Asadi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 17th minute of play. When Santos Campineiro's Sidnei Baptista in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Jonathan Orlandus kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 in the 23 minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Sidnei Baptista came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Ahmad Reza Asadi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sidnei Baptista in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the game, Patricio Costa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ahmad Reza Asadi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 38th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Sidnei Baptista fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Ahmad Reza Asadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 41st minute of play. The corner led to Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidnei Baptista in the 44th minute of the match. Ahmad Reza Asadi 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 47th minute.

Santos Campineiro made a substitution. Sidney Albuquerque replaced Onuralp Ergüden. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sidney Albuquerque stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes in the game Edgar Pitta did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jonathan Orlandus. In the 60th minute Sidney Albuquerque 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guillermo Mariano during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 62 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Venezuela! An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Orlandus in the 64th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anibal Enekoitz in the 73rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Anibal Enekoitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidney Albuquerque in the 79th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Anibal Enekoitz came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Santos Campineiro 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 Anibal Enekoitz couldn't finish the play. 84 minutes into the match, Santos Campineiro's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Ahmad Reza Asadi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sidney Albuquerque scored 2-1 in the 88th 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. Anibal Enekoitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Ahmad Reza Asadi in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santos Campineiro's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.