Challenge

ALLIANZ PARQUE
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yan Vander showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. A collision led to OAMOREVERDE getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Edmund Dres hit a great ball. Romain Bardets short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Jonathan Ferrant to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. OAMOREVERDE's Paredes Xavier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 18th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yan Vander in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. 23 minutes into the match, OAMOREVERDE's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Paredes Xavier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paredes Xavier 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 28th minute. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Romain Bardet sent off a good shot on target. Romain Bardet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paredes Xavier narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edmund Dres charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmund Dres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edmund Dres kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Edmund Dres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Romain Bardet made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Romain Bardet during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Venezuela's Guillermo Espina was substituted for Jonathan Venegas. A collision led to OAMOREVERDE getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Romain Bardet hit a great ball. Yan Vander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yan Vander in the 60th minute of play. OAMOREVERDE were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marquinhos Lara took the corner. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paredes Xavier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Salvador Gisbert made in the 84th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by OAMOREVERDE's Edmund Dres. OAMOREVERDE's Romain Bardet managed to work through Venezuela's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Romain Bardet dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Bonggo Lucas kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. When Vlado Shikalanov came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the OAMOREVERDE 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 Vlado Shikalanov couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Younky Karisma managed to get in a good position for a shot. OAMOREVERDE's supporters rose to their feet, but Younky Karisma was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th minute, Yan Vander left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The OAMOREVERDE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0.