Challenge

Estadio do Mirante
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sabino Leitão started the match with the kick off. Armindo Silveira took the ball and in the 5 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 1-0. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ştefan Zub narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 14th minute, Patricio Costa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezuela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 16th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ştefan Zub saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute Sabino Leitão 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. Tomas Illescas hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Babacar Diaby got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mirante da Portela's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Teófilo Vilanova in the 24th minute. Eugenio Leoni made a great header on Mirante da Portela's corner, it was just that Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mirante da Portela's goalkeeper Ştefan Zub, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sabino Leitão received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Sabino Leitão slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 33rd minute. In the 37th minute of the game Hilário Infante made a throw-in which Babacar Diaby played forward. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armindo Silveira in the 38th minute. In the 42nd minute of the match Rigoberto Mina shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ştefan Zub showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabino Leitão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Mirante da Portela booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Mirante da Portela booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball.

If Babacar Diaby had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Armindo Silveira made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The supporters of Mirante da Portela booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Mariano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabino Leitão in the 64th minute of play. Armindo Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. In the 68th minute, Teófilo Vilanova 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. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ştefan Zub was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Honorato Vilela hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the game, Hilário Infante was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mirante da Portela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. In the 79th minute, Hilário Infante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Mirante da Portela's Armindo Silveira got a free kick in the 82nd minute. With a little luck, Mirante da Portela's Ştefan Zub got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Eugenio Leoni came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Mirante da Portela 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 Eugenio Leoni couldn't finish the play. Ştefan Zub made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 91st minute of play. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armindo Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mirante da Portela walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.